▁Through ▁ 1 7 9 3 ▁Mor lot ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 5 ▁May ▁ 1 7 6 6 ▁at ▁B ous se ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁the ▁Mos elle ▁department . ▁On ▁ 7 ▁December ▁ 1 7 8 2 ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁art illery ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Royal ▁Army , ▁serving ▁until ▁ 2 8 ▁September ▁ 1 7 9 0 . ▁At ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Revolution , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁captain ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Battalion ▁of ▁the ▁Mos elle ▁Vol unte ers . ▁He ▁showed ▁bra very ▁and ▁ability ▁in ▁the ▁campaign s ▁of ▁ 1 7 9 2 ▁and ▁ 1 7 9 3 , ▁particularly ▁during ▁the ▁block ade ▁of ▁Th ion ville . ▁At ▁Th ion ville ▁from ▁ 3 ▁to ▁ 5 ▁September ▁ 1 7 9 2 , ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁French ▁soldiers ▁successfully ▁held ▁the ▁city ▁against ▁an ▁army ▁of ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁the ▁H abs burg s ▁and ▁É migr és . ▁Without ▁heavy ▁art illery , ▁the ▁attack ers ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁turn ▁back . ▁To ▁put ▁the ▁French ▁effort ▁in ▁context , ▁on ▁ 2 ▁December ▁Verd un ▁had ▁surrender ed ▁to ▁a ▁Pr uss ian ▁army ▁after ▁a ▁trif ling ▁resistance . ▁ ▁Mor lot ▁received ▁promotion ▁to ▁general ▁of ▁brig ade ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁September ▁ 1 7 9 3 . ▁The ▁Battle ▁of ▁Kais ers la ut ern