General Auguste-Daniel Belliard

Belliard often served with Murat, and was his chief of staff from 1805 to 1808. In this capacity, he accompanied Murat, Lannes, and Bertrand on the daring ruse to gain posession of the Tabor Bridge from the Austrians without a fight.

Belliard was the officer who in 1814 delivered to Napoleon the bad news that Paris had surrendered to the Allies.

Due to his close association with Murat, during the Hundred Days, Belliard was sent to Italy as envoy to Murat.

Sources:

Chandler, David G. Dictionary of the Napoleonic Wars. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1979.

Haythornthwaite, Philip J. Who Was Who in the Napoleonic Wars. London: Arms & Armour, 1998.

Six, Georges. Dictionnaire Biographique des Généraux & Amiraux Français de la Révolution et de l'Empire (1792-1814). Paris: Gaston Saffroy, 2003.

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