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{{Short description|French general (1772-1824)}}
{{Infobox military person
| name         = Antoine Louis Popon de Maucune
| image        = Père-Lachaise - Division 30 - Maucune 04.jpg
| caption      =
| birth_date   = {{birth-date|21 February 1772}}
| death_date   = {{death-date and age|18 February 1824|21 February 1772}}
| birth_place  = [[Brive-la-Gaillarde|Brive]], [[Limousin (province)|Limousin]], [[France]]
| death_place  =
| allegiance   = {{flagicon|France}} [[France]]
| branch       = Sappers, Infantry
| serviceyears = 1786-1818
| rank         = [[General of Division]]
| battles      = {{tree list}}
* [[War of the First Coalition]]
** [[Battle of Arcole]]
* [[War of the Second Coalition]]
** [[Battle of Trebbia (1799)|Battle of Trebbia]]
** [[Battle of Novi (1799)|Battle of Novi]]
** [[Battle of Genola]]
* [[War of the Third Coalition]]
** [[Battle of Elchingen]]
* [[War of the Fourth Coalition]]
** [[Battle of Jena]]
** [[Battle of Czarnowo#Bieżuń, Kołoząb and Soldau actions|Action of Soldau]]
** [[Battle of Eylau]]
** [[Battle of Friedland]]
* [[Peninsular War]]
** [[Battle of Tamames]]
** [[Battle of Alba de Tormes]]
** [[Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1810)|Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo]]
** [[Siege of Almeida (1810)|Siege of Almeida]]
** [[Battle of Bussaco]]
** [[Battle of Casal Novo]]
** [[Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro]]
** [[Battle of Salamanca]]
** [[Battle of San Millan-Osma]]
** [[Battle of Tolosa (1813)|Battle of Tolosa]]
** [[Battle of Sorauren]]
** [[Battle of the Bidassoa]]
* [[War of the Sixth Coalition]]
** Battle of the Taro
{{tree list/end}}
| awards       = [[Légion d'Honneur]]<br>[[Order of Saint Louis]]
| laterwork    =
}}
'''Antoine Louis Popon de Maucune''' ({{IPA|fr|ɑ̃twan lwi pɔpɔ̃ də mokyn}}; 21 February 1772 &ndash; 18 February 1824) led a French division against the British in 1811–1813 during the [[Peninsular War]]. He is referred to as Maucune in English-language sources. He joined the pioneer corps of the French army in 1786 and was a [[first lieutenant|lieutenant]] by the time the [[French Revolutionary Wars]] broke out. He fought in the north in 1792 and in the Alps in 1793. Afterward he served in Italy through 1801. During this period, he fought at [[Battle of Arcole|Arcole]] in 1796 and at [[Battle of Trebbia (1799)|Trebbia]], [[Battle of Novi (1799)|Novi]] and [[Battle of Genola|Genola]] in 1799. He was appointed to command the [[39th Infantry Regiment (France)|39th Line Infantry Demi-Brigade]] and led it in the 1800 campaign.
During the [[Napoleonic Wars]] Maucune led the 39th in [[Marshal of the Empire|Marshal]] [[Michel Ney]]'s [[VI Corps (Grande Armée)|VI Corps]] at [[Battle of Elchingen|Elchingen]] in the 1805 campaign and at [[Battle of Jena|Jena]], [[Siege of Magdeburg (1806)|Magdeburg]], [[Battle of Czarnowo|Soldau]], and [[Battle of Eylau|Eylau]] in the 1806&ndash;1807 campaign. Promoted to [[general officer]], he led a brigade at [[Battle of Friedland|Friedland]] in 1807. In Spain from 1808 and 1811, he commanded a brigade at Gallegos, [[Battle of Tamames|Tamames]], [[Battle of Alba de Tormes|Alba de Tormes]], [[Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo (1810)|Ciudad Rodrigo]], [[Siege of Almeida (1810)|Almeida]], [[Battle of Bussaco|Bussaco]], [[Battle of Casal Novo|Casal Novo]], and [[Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro|Fuentes de Oñoro]].
In May 1811, the army was reorganized and Maucune was promoted to lead a division. This started a period of remarkable bad luck. At [[Battle of Salamanca|Salamanca]] in July 1812, his isolated division was wrecked by a combination of British infantry and cavalry attacks led by Lieutenant-General [[Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere|Stapleton Cotton]], (later [[Viscount Combermere]]).{{sfn|Barthorp|1990|page=14}} In June 1813, the British surprised his troops at [[Battle of San Millan-Osma|San Millán de la Cogolla]]. The division missed the [[Battle of Vitoria]] but helped fight off the Allied pursuit at [[Battle of Tolosa (1813)|Tolosa]]. His division was scattered at [[Battle of Sorauren|Sorauren]] in late July 1813 and at [[Battle of the Bidassoa|the Bidassoa]] in October. After these defeats, Marshal [[Jean-de-Dieu Soult]] replaced him with [[Jean François Leval]]. Sent to Italy, he was defeated at the [[Taro (river)|Taro River]] in April 1814 while defending against three-to-one odds. Maucune is one of the [[names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe]] on Column 35.
==Career==
Maucune was adjutant to General of Division [[François Watrin]] at the [[Battle of Trebbia (1799)|Battle of Trebbia]]. On the second day of battle, 19 June 1799, he personally led some troops in an attack along the south bank of the [[Po River]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Acerbi |first=Enrico |title=The 1799 Campaign in Italy: Battle of the Trebbia June 1799: The Second Day |publisher=The Napoleon Series |year=2007 |access-date=2 February 2014 |url=http://www.napoleon-series.org/military/battles/1799/Italy/c_1799z10.html }}</ref>
==Notes==
{{Reflist}}
==References==
*{{cite web|last=Acerbi |first=Enrico |title=The 1799 Campaign in Italy: Battle of the Trebbia June 1799: The Second Day |publisher=The Napoleon Series |year=2007 |access-date=2 February 2014 |url=http://www.napoleon-series.org/military/battles/1799/Italy/c_1799p.html }}
*{{cite book|first=Michael|last=Barthorp|author-link=Michael Barthorp|title=Wellington's Generals|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1W4k4GYVUi0C|year=1990|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=978-0-85045-299-0}}
*{{cite book|last=Gates |first=David |year=2002 |title=The Spanish Ulcer: A History of the Peninsular War |location=London |publisher=Pimlico |isbn=0-7126-9730-6}}
*{{cite book|last=Glover, Michael|author-link=Michael Glover (historian)|year=2001 |title=The Peninsular War 1807-1814 |location=London |publisher=Penguin| isbn=0-141-39041-7}}
* {{cite book|last=Mullié |first=Charles |year=1852 |title=Biographie des célébrités militaires des armées de terre et de mer de 1789 a 1850 | location=Paris |url=http://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Biographie_des_c%C3%A9l%C3%A9brit%C3%A9s_militaires_des_arm%C3%A9es_de_terre_et_de_mer_de_1789_%C3%A0_1850 |language=fr}}
*{{cite book|last=Pelet |first=Jean Jacques |editor=Horward, Donald D. |title=The French Campaign in Portugal 1810-1811 |location=Minneapolis, MN |publisher=University of Minnesota Press |year=1973 |isbn=0-8166-0658-7 }}
*{{cite book|last=Smith, Digby |author-link=Digby Smith |year=1998 |title=The Napoleonic Wars Data Book |location=London |publisher=Greenhill |isbn=1-85367-276-9}}
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