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Paul de Ladmirault
Paul de Ladmirault (Montmorillon, 17 February 1808 – Sillars, 1 February 1898) was a French general active in the French conquest of Algeria and during the wars of the Second French Empire.
Life.
Ladmirault was born on 17 February 1808 at Montmorillon to an old family belonging to the Poitou minor aristocracy. His father had fled France during the French Revolution. Ladmirault entered the prestigious Saint-Cyr Military School in 1826 (in the same class as the future Marshal of France François Certain Canrobert
)
External links.
- Association Les Amis de Paul Ladmirault (Pieces of Ladmirault's music can be heard here by clicking "discography")
- Paul Ladmirault at compositeursbretons.com