Joseph Hélie Désiré Perruquet de Montrichard
Joseph Hélie Désiré Perruquet de Montrichard (24 January 1760, Thoirette – 5 April 1828) was a French general of the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. His name is inscribed on the north side of the Arc de Triomphe. Montrichard commanded the right wing at the Battle of Trebbia in June 1799. In his final action, he surrendered Dubrovnik to an Anglo Austrian force under William Hoste in January 1814. He comes from the house of Montrichard, a very old family of French nobility.
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General Joseph de Montrichard | |
| Born | 24 January 1760 Thoirette, Jura, France |
| Died | 5 April 1828 (aged 68) Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France |
| Allegiance | France |
| Service/ | Artillery |
| Rank | Général de Division |
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