Joseph Hélie Désiré Perruquet de Montrichard [SEP] conflict
Joseph Hélie Désiré Perruquet de Montrichard
Joseph Hélie Désiré Perruquet de Montrichard (24 January 1760, Thoirette - 5 April 1828) was a French general of the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. His name is inscribed on the north side of the Arc de Triomphe.
Montrichard commanded the right wing at the Battle of Trebbia in June 1799. In his final action he surrendered Dubronvik to an Anglo Austrian force under William Hoste in January 1814.
. The Right Wing was led by Lecourbe and included four divisions led by Generals of Division Dominique Vandamme, Joseph Hélie Désiré Perruquet de Montrichard, Jean Thomas Guillaume Lorge and Étienne Marie Antoine Champion de Nansouty. Vandamme commanded 9,632 infantry and 540 cavalry, Montrichard supervised 6,998 infantry, Lorge had 8,238 infantry and 464 cavalry and Nansouty directed 1,500 grenadiers and 1,280 cavalry. The Center was led by General of Division Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr and comprised four divisions under Generals of Division Michel Ney, Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers and Jean Victor Tharreau and