Jacques Thomas Sarrut
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Jacques Thomas Sarrut (16 August 1765 – 26 June 1813) joined the French army and became a division commander in the First French Empire of Napoleon. He led a regiment at Hohenlinden, a brigade at Jena, Bussaco, and Fuentes de Oñoro, and a division at Salamanca. He was mortally wounded while leading his soldiers against the Anglo-Allied army at the Battle of Vitoria. Sarrut is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe on Column 21.
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Born | 16 August 1765 (1765-08-16) Canté, Ariège, France |
Died | 26 June 1813 (1813-06-27) (aged 47) Vitoria, Spain |
Allegiance | France |
Service/ | Infantry |
Rank | General of Division |
Battles/wars | Battle of Hohenlinden (1800) Battle of Jena (1806) Battle of Bussaco (1810) Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro (1811) Battle of Salamanca (1812) Battle of Vitoria (1813) |
Awards | Légion d'Honneur, CC, 1804 |
Other work | Baron of the Empire, 1810 |
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