Jacques Thomas Sarrut
Jacques Thomas Sarrut | |
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Sarrut is the tenth name on Column 21 on the Arc de Triomphe | |
| Born | 16 August 1765 Canté, Ariège, France |
| Died | 26 June 1813 (aged 47) Vitoria, Spain |
| Allegiance | France |
| Service | Infantry |
| Rank | General of Division |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Légion d'Honneur, CC, 1804 |
| Other work | Baron 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.