Jacques-Marie, vicomte Cavaignac
Jacques-Marie, vicomte Cavaignac (1773–1855) was a French general. He was the brother of Jean Baptiste Cavaignac.
Jacques-Marie served with distinction in the army under the Republic and successive governments. He commanded the cavalry of the XI corps in the retreat from Moscow, and eventually became Vicomte Cavaignac and inspector-general of cavalry.
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Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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- 1773 births
- 1855 deaths
- Barons of Barayne
- Viscounts of the First French Empire
- French commanders of the Napoleonic Wars
- Names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe