César Alexandre Debelle ( Voreppe,

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, where his force was heavily defeated by British hussars under Henry, Lord Paget. His name is inscribed on the north side of the

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. His brother Jean-François Joseph Debelle was also a general.

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* 1770 births 1826 deaths People from Voreppe Barons of the First French Empire French generals Military leaders of the French Revolutionary Wars French commanders of the Napoleonic Wars {{France-mil-bio-stub