Louis Marc Antoine Robillard d'Argentelle

1777–1828 (age 51)

Biography

Louis Marc Antoine Robillard d'Argentelle (1777–1828) was a French military officer whose career unfolded during the revolutionary and Napoleonic wars that transformed Europe. Born in the waning years of the ancien régime, he came of age during the Revolution and served through the extraordinary military campaigns of the Napoleonic era, representing the generation of officers who built the Grande Armée.

D'Argentelle's fifty-one years of military service reflected his commitment to France during its most turbulent period. His burial at Père Lachaise Cemetery honors his contributions to French military history and testifies to the respect accorded to officers who served during the nation's most transformative era.

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