About Louis Alméras
Lived 1768 – 1828 (aged 59). Louis Alméras was a French military personnel.
Louis, baron Alméras (15 March 1768 in Vienne, Isère – 7 January 1828 in Bordeaux) was a French general. He distinguished himself under Napoleon in Italy and Egypt, and was taken prisoner by the Russians in the retreat from Moscow. Returning to France after Napoleon's fall, he was made chevalier of St. Louis in 1814. In 1823, governor of Bordeaux, where, prematurely old through hard service and wound, he died. He was a commander of the Order of Saint Louis.
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Who was Louis Alméras?
French general (1768-1828)
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Louis Alméras was born on 15 March 1768 in Vienne.
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Louis Alméras died on 7 January 1828 in Bordeaux.
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Louis Alméras was a military personnel.
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Louis Alméras was French.
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