Jean-Jacques Uhrich | |
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| Born | 15 February 1802 Phalsbourg, France |
| Died | 9 October 1886 (aged 84) Paris, France |
| Buried | Père-Lachaise Cemetery Paris, France |
| Allegiance |  Bourbon Restoration July Monarchy French Second Republic Second French Empire French Third Republic |
| Service | French Army |
| Years of service | 1820–1867, 1870 |
| Rank | Général de division |
| Battles / wars | Second Italian War of Independence Franco-Prussian War |
| Awards |  Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor |
| Relations | Maurice Gamelin (grand-nephew) |
Jean-Jacques Alexis Uhrich, (born 15 February 1802 in Phalsbourg, Moselle, France, died 9 October 1886 in Paris) was a French général de division (divisional general). He was the great uncle of Général d'armée Maurice Gamelin (1872–1958). Military governor of the city of Strasbourg in 1870, Uhrich is best known for his service during the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871) as the commander of French forces during the Siege of Strasbourg and for surrendering the city to German forces.