Gilles-Joseph-Martin Bruneteau Saint-Suzanne (; 7 March 1760 – 26 August 1830) was a

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ary and Napoleonic general. A Grand Officer of the

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, he was made a Count under the

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. His name is inscribed "S SUZANNE" on the east pillar of the

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