Jean Auguste Margueritte

Jean Auguste Margueritte
Jean Auguste Margueritte
Born	15 January 1823; Manheulles, France
Died	6 September 1870 (aged 47); Beauraing, Belgium
Allegiance	Second French Empire
Years of service	1837–1870
Rank	Général de division
Commands held	1st Chasseurs d'Afrique Regiment
Battles/wars	French intervention in Mexico; Franco-Prussian War; Battle of Sedan †;
Relations	Paul Margueritte & Victor Margueritte (sons); Ève Paul-Margueritte & Lucie Paul-Margueritte (granddaughters);

Jean Auguste Margueritte (15 January 1823 – 6 September 1870), French General, father of Victor Margueritte and Paul Margueritte.

After a career in Algeria, General Margueritte was mortally wounded in the great cavalry charge at Sedan, in which the Emperor was defeated and captured. He died in Belgium. An account of his life was published by his son, Paul Margueritte as Mon père (1884; enlarged ed., 1897).

The sand cat is named in his honour, being given the binomial name Felis margarita.

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