Louis Michel Antoine Sahuc
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Louis-Michel-Antoine, comte Sahuc (French pronunciation: [lwi miʃɛl ɑ̃twan kɔ̃t də sa.yk]), was a French army general born 7 January 1755[1] – died 24 October 1813,[1] joined the French Royal Army and spent 20 years there before fighting in the French Revolutionary Wars. He rose to command a French cavalry regiment and later became a general officer. During the Napoleonic Wars he held important cavalry commands in three of Emperor Napoleon I of France's wars.
Louis-Michel-Antoine Sahuc | |
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Born | 7 January 1755 (1755-01-07) Mello, Oise, France |
Died | 24 October 1813 (1813-10-25) (aged 58) Frankfurt-on-the-Main, Germany |
Allegiance | France |
Service/ | Cavalry |
Years of service | 1772-1813 |
Rank | Général de Division |
Battles/wars | French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars |
Awards | Légion d'Honneur Count of the Empire |
Other work | Corps législatif |
In the early years of the French Revolution Sahuc was appointed to lead a Chasseurs à Cheval regiment and later commanded a brigade. Under Napoleon, he commanded a cavalry brigade in the 1805 campaign. During the 1806-7 campaign he led a dragoon division. In 1809, he directed a light cavalry division in Italy and at the Battle of Wagram. For a few years afterward he served as a lawmaker but was recalled up to military duty. He died in the 1813 typhus epidemic in Germany. Sahuc is one of the Names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe.