He joined the French Royal Army in 1787 and was sent to quell the Haitian Revolution in 1791 .
Nicolas Bernard Guiot de Lacour ( 25 January 1771 -- 28 July 1809 ) led infantry and cavalry brigades during the First French Empire under Napoleon .
Nicolas Bernard Guiot de Lacour joined the French Royal Army in 1787 and was sent to quell the Haitian Revolution in 1791 .
Nicolas Bernard Guiot de Lacour ( 25 January 1771 -- 28 July 1809 ) led infantry and cavalry brigades during the First French Empire under Napoleon .