Albert Cambriels
Albert Cambriels | |
|---|---|
 General Cambriels | |
| Birth name | Hippolyte-Albert Cambriels |
| Born | （1816年8月11日）11 August 1816[1] Lagrasse, Aude, France |
| Died | 21 December 1891（1891年12月21日） (aged 75) Alénya, Pyrénées-Orientales, France |
| Allegiance | Bourbon RestorationJuly MonarchyFrench Second RepublicSecond French Empire |
| Branch | French Army |
| Service years | 1834–1881 |
| Rank | Général de Division |
| Commands | 84th Infantry Division27th Infantry Division10th Corps13th Corps |
| Conflicts | Franco-Austrian WarFranco-Prussian War |
| Awards | Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour |
GénéralHippolyte-Albert Cambriels (11 August 1816 – 21 December 1891) was a French military commander.[2]
Born in Lagrasse, Aude, he was the son of Brigadier General Pierre Cambriels. He was educated at École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr. During the Franco-Prussian War, he was seriously injured at the Battle of Sedan in 1870.[2]
He was created a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 1850, followed by upgrades to Officier (1856), Commandeur (1859), Grand Officier (1872), and finally Grand-Croix (1880).[1]
He died at the Château de Boaça in Pyrénées-Orientales in 1891 and was buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.[3]
References
- ^ ab"Légion d'honneur Dossier: Cambriels Albert – LH/413/58". Archives Nationales de France.
- ^ ab"CAMBRIELS Hippolyte Albert (1816–1881)". Association des Amis et Passionnés du Père-Lachaise. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^Moiroux, Jules. Le Cimetière du Père Lachaise. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
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