Pierre Surirey de Saint-Remy (1645–1716) was a French general. He followed a military career and from 1670 in the Royal Corps of Artillery. Provincial Commissioner of Artillery in 1692, he is the author of ''Mémoires d'artillerie'', published for the first time in 1697. He was named a lieutenant of the

Grand maître de l'artillerie de France The Grand Master of Artillery or Grand Maître de l'artillerie was one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France during the Ancien Régime. The position of Grand Master of Artillery replaced the earlier position of Grand Maître des arbalétrie ...

in 1703 and was a

maréchal de camp ''Maréchal de camp'' (sometimes incorrectly translated as field marshal) was a general officer rank used by the French Army until 1848. The rank originated from the older rank of sergeant major general ( French: ''sergent-major général''). Se ...

. He married Marie-Madeleine Hénault, the aunt of Charles-Jean-François Hénault, in 1672.

Publications

* ''Mémoires d'artillerie...'' (1697)

Sources

* Michaud, ''Biographie universelle, ancienne et moderne'', 1825 *

François-Xavier de Feller François-Xavier de Feller (18 August 1735 – 23 May 1802) was a Belgian author. Biography He was born in Brussels. In 1752 he entered a school of the Jesuits at Reims, where he manifested a great aptitude for mathematics and physical science ...

, ''Dictionnaire historique, ou histoire abrégée des hommes qui se sont fait un nom par le génie, les talents, les vertus, les erreurs'', 1824 1645 births 1716 deaths French generals French military writers People of the Ancien Régime People from Calvados (department) {{France-mil-bio-stub