Editing Antoine Drouot (section)

==Biography==
Born in [[Nancy, France]],{{sfn|Thomas|1892|p=791}} the son of a baker,{{sfn|Héquet|1855|p=802}} Drouot trained as an artilleryman and took part in the battles of the [[French Revolution]] where he rose through the ranks and was a captain of artillery at the [[Battle of Hohenlinden]] in 1800.{{sfn|Thomas|1892|p=791}}

Later he had an illustrious career in the many [[Napoleonic Wars|battles of the Empire]], notably, [[Battle of Wagram|Wagram]] (1809) and [[Battle of Borodino|Borodino]] (1812). For his conduct at the battles of [[Battle of Lützen (1813)|Lützen]], [[Battle of Bautzen (1813)|Bautzen]] in 1813, where he commanded the artillery of the Imperial Guard, he was made a [[general of division]] and [[aide-de-camp]] to the Emperor [[Napoleon]].{{sfn|Thomas|1892|p=791}}

Drouot was with Napoleon during his exile to the island of [[Elba]] (1814–1815), who made him governor of the island.{{sfn|Thomas|1892|p=791}} He accompanied Napoleon back to France in 1815 and was with him at the start of the [[Hundred Days]]. He was with the Imperial Guard for the [[Waterloo Campaign]],{{sfn|Thomas|1892|p=791}} and on the eve of the [[Battle of Waterloo]] he took command of the Imperial Guard when [[Marshal Mortier]] who would generally assume command fell ill with [[sciatica]],{{sfn|Summerville|2007|p=122}} He was with Napoleon when at the end of the battle just before the rout when Napoleon briefly took command of a square of grenadier Guards, near [[Decoster's house]], and left the field with Napoleon. Later in the campaign (after [[Abdication of Napoleon, 1815|Napoleon had abdicated for the second time]]), he was commandant of the Imperial Guard in Paris.{{sfn|Thomas|1892|p=791}}

After the [[Waterloo Campaign: Waterloo to Paris (2–7 July)#Formal surrender of Paris|surrender of Paris]] and the restoration of King [[Louis XVIII]], Drouot stood trial for treason in which he defended himself skilfully. He was acquitted and granted a state pension. In his retirement he did what he could for the veterans of the Imperial Guard and died in 1847.{{sfn|Summerville|2007|p=123}}