General Louis-Pierre-Alphonse Colbert




Born: June 29, 1776

Place of Birth: Paris, Paris, France

Branch: Cavalry

Legion of Honor: Commander

Died: June 2, 1843

Place of Death: Rennes, France

Arc de Triomphe: N/A







Louis-Pierre-Alphonse de Colbert was the middle and lesser known brother of the cavalry generals from the Colbert family. His younger brother Auguste-Francois-Marie was killed in 1809, and Louis-Pierre-Alphonse fought at Waterloo alongside his older brother Edouard.


Sources:

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