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Joseph Lagrange | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Joseph_Lagrange_(1763-1836).jpg) General Count Joseph Lagrange. | |
| Born | 10 January 1763 Sempesserre, France |
| Died | 16 January 1836 (aged 73) Paris, France |
| Allegiance |  French First Republic, First French Empire, Kingdom of Westphalia&sq=&lang=&file=File:Flag_of_France_(1814%E2%80%931830).svg){kind=small} Bourbon Restoration |
| Service | Infantry |
| Years of service | 1791–1815 |
| Rank | Général de Division |
| Battles / wars | French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars |
| Awards | Count of the Empire 1810 |
| Other work | Inspector General of Gendarmerie |
Count Joseph Lagrange (French pronunciation: [ʒozɛf laɡʁɑ̃ʒ]; 10 January 1763 – 16 January 1836) was a French soldier who rose through the ranks and gained promotion to the rank of general officer during the French Revolutionary Wars, subsequently pursuing a successful career during the Napoleonic Wars and winning promotion to the top military rank of General of Division. His name is inscribed on the west side of the arc de triomphe de l'Étoile. He later became a politician in Gers department – in its capital of Auch there is a portrait of him in the town museum and the gendarmerie barracks was named after him in January 2002.