Jean Louis Monneron known as Monneron des Mortiers or Mortar

Mortar (weapon)

A mortar is an indirect fire weapon that fires explosive projectiles known as bombs at low velocities, short ranges, and high-arcing ballistic trajectories. It is typically muzzle-loading and has a barrel length less than 15 times its caliber....

s Monneron, was a French businessman, arms supplier and politician. He supplied arms to Mauritius, becoming so rich he could advance large sums to the Spanish government. He was a member of the Amis Réunis de Pondichéry (1771) and député of the National Constituent Assembly

National Constituent Assembly

The National Constituent Assembly was formed from the National Assembly on 9 July 1789, during the first stages of the French Revolution. It dissolved on 30 September 1791 and was succeeded by the Legislative Assembly.-Background:...

 for the East Indies

East Indies

East Indies is a term used by Europeans from the 16th century onwards to identify what is now known as Indian subcontinent or South Asia, Southeastern Asia, and the islands of Oceania, including the Malay Archipelago and the Philippines...

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Family

One brother, Pierre Antoine Monneron

Pierre Antoine Monneron

Pierre Antoine Monneron was a French merchant, banker, writer and politician. He was deputy to the French National Convention for Mauritius...

 (1747–1801), was deputy to the National Constituent Assembly for Mauritius

Mauritius

Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...

, whilst another - Joseph François Augustin Monneron

Joseph François Augustin Monneron

Joseph François Augustin Monneron was French banker and politician, as well as an active merchant in New Orleans seeking to reestablish French influence there after the Louisiana purchase. He was deputy for Paris to the Legislative Assembly until retiring from it in 1792...

 (1756–1826) - was deputy for Paris to the Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly (France)

During the French Revolution, the Legislative Assembly was the legislature of France from 1 October 1791 to September 1792. It provided the focus of political debate and revolutionary law-making between the periods of the National Constituent Assembly and of the National Convention.The Legislative...

, later becoming director general of the Caisse des Comptes Courants. Two other brothers were the engineer Paul Mérault Monneron

Paul Mérault Monneron

Paul Mérault Monneron or de Monneron was an engineer officer in the French armed forces and from 1785 to 1788 a member of Lapérouse's expedition.- Family :...

 and the deputy Charles Claude Ange Monneron

Charles Claude Ange Monneron

Charles Claude Ange Monneron was a French businessman, banker and politician. He was intendant général of Pondichéry , député to the Estates General of 1789 then to the National Constituent Assembly.-Family:His brother Paul Mérault Monneron was an engineer, and his other...

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