General Honoré-Théodore-Maxime Gazan

Gazan

Born: October 29, 1765

Place of Birth: Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Legion of Honor: Grand Eagle

Imperial Nobility: Count

Died: April 9, 1845

Place of Death: Grasse, France

Arc de Triomphe: South






Gazan served in Spain and unfortunately his wife was captured at Vittoria, but Wellington kindly had her escorted back to Gazan in her own very own carriage.


Sources:

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.