Jean-André Valletaux
Jean-André Valletaux.
Jean-André Valletaux (born 23 November 1773 in Hiersac; † 23 June 1811 Cogorderos) was a French military commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars, Brig-General in the Peninsular War, and Commander of the Legion of Honour.
Valletaux died as commander of the French forces at the Battle of Cogorderos, in Spain. His name is one of those inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe.
References
- Pope, Stephen (1999). The Cassel Dictionary of the Napoleonic Wars. Cassel. ISBN 0-304-35229-2.
- Schneid, Frederick C. (2011). The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Mainz: Institute of European History.
- Gates, David (1986). The Spanish Ulcer: A History of the Peninsular War. Pimlico 2002. ISBN 0712697306
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