Gilles Joseph Martin Bruneteau

Gilbert De Bruneteau.

Gilles-Joseph-Martin Bruneteau, comte de Saint-Suzanne (pronounced [ʒil ʒozɛf maʁtɛ̃ bʁynto sɛ̃ syzan]; 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

  1. ^ Jensen 2013 cites Six 1934

References

  • 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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