André Briche
André-Louis-Elisabeth-Marie Briche (12 August 1772 – 21 May 1825) was a French General of the First French Empire who saw action during the Peninsular War. He was Colonel of the 10th Regiment of Hussars between 1806 and 1809, before being promoted to Général de Brigade. He led the French Hussars as they charged the Spanish army's left flank at the Battle of the Gebora, and attacked the village of Albuera, along with Nicolas Godinot's infantry, at the Battle of Albuera on 16 May 1811.
References
- Broughton, Tony (2000), French Hussar Regiments and the Colonels who Led Them: 1792 to 1815, The Napoleon Series, http://www.napoleon-series.org/military/organization/c_hussars1.html#Briche, retrieved 13 December 2007 ;
- Mullié, Charles (1851), Biographie des célébrités militaires des armées de terre et de mer de 1789 à 1850, 1, Pignavant et Comp, http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k36796t, retrieved 13 December 2007 (French language).
| Persondata |
| Name |
Briche, André-Louis-Elisabeth-Marie |
| Alternative names |
Briche, André |
| Short description |
French General |
| Date of birth |
12 August 1772 |
| Place of birth |
Neuilly-sous-Clermont |
| Date of death |
21 May 1825 |
| Place of death |
Marseille |