Étienne Pierre Sylvestre Ricard [SEP] date of birth
Étienne Pierre Sylvestre Ricard
Étienne Pierre Sylvestre Ricard (31 December 1771 – 6 November 1843) was a prominent French division commander during the 1814 Campaign in Northeast France. In 1791 he joined an infantry regiment and spent several years in Corsica. Transferred to the Army of Italy in 1799, he became an aide-de-camp to Louis-Gabriel Suchet. He fought at Pozzolo in 1800. He became aide-de-camp to Marshal Nicolas Soult in 1805 and was at Austerlitz and Jena where his actions earned a
Ricard
Ricard is a surname, as well as a Catalan name. Notable people with the surname include:
- Étienne Pierre Sylvestre Ricard (1771–1843), French general under Napoleon
- Hamilton Ricard (born 1974), Colombian footballer
- Jean-Pierre Ricard (born 1944), Catholic cardinal, Archbishop of Bordeaux
- John Ricard (born 1940), U.S. Catholic bishop
- Matthieu Ricard (born 1946), French Buddhist monk
- Patrick Ricard (American football) (born 1994),