Louis-Chrétien Carrière, Baron de Beaumont

[2] On 23 September 1793 Carrière was appointed aide-de-camp to General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas (also a former trooper in the 6th Dragoons) and served with him in the Army of the West putting down the revolt in the Vendée until 1796.

Acting once more as Dumas' aide-de-camp, he took part in the French invasion of Egypt, following him to the province of Giza and helping to chase out the Arabs.

[2] His conduct at the battle of Abukir led to a provisional promotion to Chef d'escadron and an appointment as aide-de-camp to General Joachim Murat on 14 August 1799.

He led this regiment in V Corps of the Grande Armée under the command of Marshal Jean Lannes, fighting at Wertingen, Ulm, Amstetten and Austerlitz.

[1] Promoted to Général de brigade on 24 December 1805, Carrière was made first aide-de-camp to Marshal Murat, and tasked with taking possession of Wesel on 9 March 1806.

[2] Ordered to stop a force of 10,000 men marching from Pillau, he attacked and destroyed this body, taking their artillery and a large number of prisoners.

[2] Recalled to the Grande Armée for the invasion of Russia, Beaumont commanded a brigade within Watier's 2nd Cuirassier Division of Montbrun's II Cavalry Corps.