Jean-Girard Lacuée (), count of
Cessac
Cessac (; ) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Population
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*Communes of the Gironde department
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(
château de Lamassas),
Castle of Lamassas
on Napoleon & Empire website near Hautefage-la-Tour
Hautefage-la-Tour (; ) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France.
See also
*Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department
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in the arrondissement of Agen
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, 4 November 1752 – Paris, 18 June 1841) was a French general and politician, peer of France
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and Minister for War under Napoleon I of France
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. His name is inscribed on the south side (column 18) of the Arc de Triomphe
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.
Life
Lacuée was born near Agen in 1752. He became a member of the Institute, minister of state in 1807, and minister of the administration of war in 1810. He died in 1841.
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Académie française
* Archives nationales (CARAN) – Service Historique de l’Armée de Terre – Fort de Vincennes – Dossier S.H.A.T. Côte : 7 Yd 396.
** Côte S.H.A.T., état de services, distinctions su
web.genealogie.free.fr : ''Les militaires''
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1752 births
1841 deaths
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Members of Parliament for Lot-et-Garonne
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