Gilles Joseph Martin Bruneteau
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French general (1760–1830)
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Gilles-Joseph-Martin Bruneteau, comte de Saint-Suzanne (pronounced [ʒilʒozɛfmaʁtɛ̃bʁyntosɛ̃syzan] ; 7 March 1760 – 26 August 1830) was a French Revolutionary and Napoleonic general. A Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, he was made a Count under the First French Empire.
His name is inscribed "STE SUZANNE" on the east pillar of the Arc de Triomphe.[1]
Notes
[edit ]- ^ Jensen 2013 cites Six 1934
References
[edit ]- Jensen, Nathan D. (2013), General Gilles-Joseph-Martin Bruneteau Saint-Suzanne, arcdetriomphe.info
- Six, Georges (1934). "Sainte-Suzanne (Gilles-Joseph-Martin Bruneteau, vicomte, puis comte de)". Dictionnaire biographique des généraux et amiraux français de la Révolution et de l'Empire: 1792–1814 (in French). Vol. 2. Paris: Librairie Historique et Nobilaire. p. 418.
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