Jean-Gérard Lacuée, count of Cessac
Jean-Girard Lacuée | |
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Born |
4 November 1752 Hautefage-la-Tour (Lot-et-Garonne) |
Died |
18 June 1841 Paris |
Allegiance | France |
Service/branch | Cavalry |
Rank | Général de division |
Other work | peer of France |
Jean-Girard Lacuée, count of Cessac (château de Lamassas),[1] near Hautefage-la-Tour in the arrondissement of Agen, 4 November 1752 - Paris, 18 June 1841) was a French general and politician, peer of France and Minister for War under Napoleon I of France. His name is inscribed on the south side (column 18) of the Arc de Triomphe.
Notes and references
- ↑ Castle of Lamassas on Napoleon & Empire website
Sources
- "Jean-Gérard Lacuée de Cessac" in Charles Mullié, Biographie des célébrités militaires des armées de terre et de mer de 1789 à 1850, 1852 ;
- "Jean-Gérard Lacuée, count of Cessac", in Adolphe Robert and Gaston Cougny, Dictionnaire des parlementaires français (1789-1891), Bourloton, Paris, 1889 Edition details Wikisource
External links
- (French) Académie française
- (French) Archives nationales (CARAN) – Service Historique de l’Armée de Terre – Fort de Vincennes – Dossier S.H.A.T. Côte : 7 Yd 396.
- (French) Côte S.H.A.T., état de services, distinctions sur web.genealogie.free.fr : Les militaires.
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