Jean-Gérard Lacuée, count of Cessac

Jean-Girard Lacuée
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

1. 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.