Henri Jules Bataille (6 September 1816, Le Bourg-d'Oisans, Isère – 10 January 1882, Paris) was a nineteenth-century French soldier.

As a young corporal at the Battle of Rivoli on 14–15 January 1797, he and three comrades took 116 prisoners, and he received a sabre of honor for this feat of arms.

Viewed in the French Army as a promising young officer, Bataille was made lieutenant colonel of the 56th Line Infantry Regiment on 8 August 1851.

During this tour of duty in Algeria he became colonel of the 45th Line Infantry Regiment on 7 February 1854 and was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Legion of Honour on 12 June 1856.

[6] At the Battle of Mars-la-Tour on 16 August 1870, Bataille's division held the part of the French line at Vionville and Flavigny-sur-Moselle.

Returning to France after his captivity in Germany, Bataille was appointed commander of the II Corps of the Army of Versailles in July 1871.

In 1873, he was appointed head of the V Corps headquartered in Orléans, and he was awarded the Great Cross of the Legion of Honour on 11 January 1876.

In 1879, the political left of the French Chamber of Deputies under the Chamber's president, Léon Gambetta, proposed to the President of France, Marshall of France Patrice de MacMahon, a decree which revolved around confiscating and diminishing the number of military commands held by certain generals, including Bataille, Charles-Denis Bourbaki, François Charles du Barail and Auguste-Alexandre Ducrot.

Bataille served as General Councillor for Le Bourg-d'Oisans for two years, then retired, as he did not enjoy political life.