Nicolas Godinot

Deo-Gratias-Nicolas Godinot (1 May 1765 – 27 October 1811) was a général de division of the First French Empire who saw action during the Peninsular War.

He was appointed chef de brigade of the 25th Légère on 30 June 1799 and rose to become Colonel of that regiment in 1803.

Godinot was made the scapegoat for the Battle of Bornos, an operation that failed to trap Francisco Ballesteros in the autumn of 1811.

[1] Aside from his military rank, Godinot became a Commander of the Légion d'Honneur on 9 March 1806, and was made a Baron of the Empire on 27 July 1808.

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