Jean-André Valletaux (23 November 1773 in Hiersac – 23 June 1811 Cogorderos) was a French military commander during the

French Revolutionary Wars The French Revolutionary Wars (french: Guerres de la Révolution française) were a series of sweeping military conflicts lasting from 1792 until 1802 and resulting from the French Revolution. They pitted French First Republic, France against Ki ...

and

Napoleonic Wars The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a series of major global conflicts pitting the French Empire and its allies, led by Napoleon I, against a fluctuating array of European states formed into various coalitions. It produced a period of Fren ...

, a brigadier in the

Peninsular War The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. In Spain ...

, and Commander of the

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon, ...

. Valletaux died as commander of the French forces at the

Battle of Cogorderos The Battle of Cogorderos took place at Cogorderos, in the Province of León, Castile-León, on 23 June 1811, between a French force under Brigadier General Jean-André Valletaux and a Spanish force commanded by General Francisco Taboada y ...

, in

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

. Oman, Charles (1911)
''A History of the Peninsular War'', Vol. IV, p. 467.
''Project Gutenberg''. Retrieved 23 April 2023. His name is inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe.

References

Bibliography

* Gates, David (1986). ''The Spanish Ulcer: A History of the Peninsular War''. Pimlico 2002. * Pope, Stephen (1999). ''The Cassel Dictionary of the Napoleonic Wars''. Cassel. . * Schneid, Frederick C. (2011). ''The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars''. Mainz: Institute of European History. {{DEFAULTSORT:Valletaux, Jean-Andre 1773 births 1811 deaths Commanders of the Legion of Honour French military personnel of the French Revolutionary Wars French generals French commanders of the Napoleonic Wars French military personnel killed in the Napoleonic Wars People from Charente Names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe