Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud


Jacques Leroy de Saint Arnaud
Saint-Arnaud, by Pierre-Louis Pierson c. 1850s
Born(1798-08-20)20 August 1798
Paris, France
Died29 September 1854(1854-09-29) (aged 56)
Black Sea
Buried
Allegiance Bourbon Restoration
 July Monarchy
 French Second Republic
 Second French Empire
Service / branchFrench Army
Years of service1821–1854
RankMaréchal de France
Battles / warsConquest of Algeria
Crimean War
AwardsLegion of Honour (Grand Croix)
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Armand-Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud (20 August 1798[1] – 29 September 1854) was a French soldier and Marshal of France. He served as French Minister of War until the Crimean War when he became Commander-in-chief of the army of the East.

  1. ^ Encyclopædia Britannica Encyclopædia Britannica