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'''Jean-André Valletaux''' (23 November 1773 in [[Hiersac]] – 23 June 1811 [[Province of León|Cogorderos]]) was a French military commander during the [[French Revolutionary Wars]] and [[Napoleonic Wars]], a brigadier in the [[Peninsular War]], and Commander of the [[Legion of Honour]]. |
'''Jean-André Valletaux''' ({{IPA|fr|ʒɑ̃n‿ɑ̃dʁe valto}}; 23 November 1773 in [[Hiersac]] – 23 June 1811 [[Province of León|Cogorderos]]) was a French military commander during the [[French Revolutionary Wars]] and [[Napoleonic Wars]], a brigadier in the [[Peninsular War]], and Commander of the [[Legion of Honour]]. |
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Valletaux died as commander of the French forces at the [[Battle of Cogorderos]], in [[Spain]].<ref name=oman4>[[Charles Oman|Oman, Charles]] (1911). [https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/56812/pg56812-images.html#FNanchor_604 ''A History of the Peninsular War'', Vol. IV, p. 467.] ''Project Gutenberg''. Retrieved 23 April 2023.</ref> |
Valletaux died as commander of the French forces at the [[Battle of Cogorderos]], in [[Spain]].<ref name=oman4>[[Charles Oman|Oman, Charles]] (1911). [https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/56812/pg56812-images.html#FNanchor_604 ''A History of the Peninsular War'', Vol. IV, p. 467.] ''Project Gutenberg''. Retrieved 23 April 2023.</ref> |
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Jean-André Valletaux (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃n‿ɑ̃dʁe valto]; 23 November 1773 in Hiersac – 23 June 1811 Cogorderos) was a French military commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars, a brigadier in the Peninsular War, and Commander of the Legion of Honour.
Valletaux died as commander of the French forces at the Battle of Cogorderos, in Spain.[1]
His name is inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe.
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