Louis-Victor Baillot

Biography

Louis-Victor Baillot (1793–1898) was French military personnel whose extraordinary life spanned more than a century, from the Napoleonic Wars through the Belle Époque. His military service encompassed some of the most transformative periods in European history, witnessing the rise and fall of empires and the evolution of modern warfare.

Baillot's remarkable longevity—he lived to be 105 years old—allowed him to observe the complete transformation of France from the revolutionary and Napoleonic era through the establishment of the modern Third Republic. His burial at Carisey honors his military service and his extraordinary span of life, which connected him to multiple generations of French history.