André Bruno de Frévol de Lacoste
Encyclopedia
André Bruno de Frévol de Lacoste (Pradelles
, 14 June 1775 - Saragosse, 2 February 1809) was a French
general of the First Empire
. He was killed during the Siege of Saragossa
.
Pradelles, Haute-Loire
Pradelles is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.-See also:*Communes of the Haute-Loire department...
, 14 June 1775 - Saragosse, 2 February 1809) was a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
general of the First Empire
First French Empire
The First French Empire , also known as the Greater French Empire or Napoleonic Empire, was the empire of Napoleon I of France...
. He was killed during the Siege of Saragossa
Siege of Saragossa (1809)
The Second Siege of Saragossa was the French capture of the Spanish city of Zaragoza during the Peninsular War.It is particularly noted for its brutality.-Prelude:...
.
Honours
- Lacoste's name is engravedNames inscribed under the Arc de TriompheThe following is the list of the names of the 660 persons inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris. Most of them are generals who served during the First French Empire with additional figures from the French Revolution ....
on the Arc de TriompheArc de Triomphe-The design:The astylar design is by Jean Chalgrin , in the Neoclassical version of ancient Roman architecture . Major academic sculptors of France are represented in the sculpture of the Arc de Triomphe: Jean-Pierre Cortot; François Rude; Antoine Étex; James Pradier and Philippe Joseph Henri Lemaire...
, 38th column.