Jacques Thomas Sarrut

Jacques Thomas Sarrut
Sarrut is the tenth name on Column 21 on the Arc de Triomphe
Born16 August 1765 (1765-08-16)
Canté, Ariège, France
Died26 June 1813 (1813-06-27) (aged 47)
Vitoria, Spain
AllegianceFrance France
Service/branchInfantry
RankGeneral of Division
Battles/warsBattle of Hohenlinden (1800)
Battle of Jena (1806)
Battle of Bussaco (1810)
Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro (1811)
Battle of Salamanca (1812)
Battle of Vitoria (1813)
AwardsLégion d'Honneur, CC, 1804
Other workBaron of the Empire, 1810

Jacques Thomas Sarrut (French pronunciation: [ʒak tɔmɑ saʁy]; 16 August 1765 – 26 June 1813) joined the French army and became a division commander in the First French Empire of Napoleon. He led a regiment at Hohenlinden, a brigade at Jena, Bussaco, and Fuentes de Oñoro, and a division at Salamanca. He was mortally wounded while leading his soldiers against the Anglo-Allied army at the Battle of Vitoria. Sarrut is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe on Column 21.


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