Jean Auguste Margueritte

Jean Auguste Margueritte (15 January 1823 – 6 September 1870), French General, father of Victor Margueritte and Paul Margueritte.

Jean Auguste Margueritte
Born15 January 1823 (1823-01-15)
Manheulles, France
Died6 September 1870(1870-09-06) (aged 47)
Beauraing, Belgium
AllegianceSecond French Empire
Years of service1837–1870
RankGénéral de division
Commands held1st Chasseurs d'Afrique Regiment
Battles/warsFrench intervention in Mexico
Franco-Prussian War
Relations

After a career in Algeria,[1] General Margueritte was mortally wounded in the great cavalry charge at Sedan, in which the Emperor was defeated and captured. He died in Belgium.[2] An account of his life was published by his son, Paul Margueritte as Mon père (1884; enlarged ed., 1897).

The sand cat is named in his honour, being given the binomial name Felis margarita.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Cole, F. Russell; Wilson, Don E. (2015-08-31). "Felis margarita (Carnivora: Felidae)". Mammalian Species. 47 (924): 63–77. doi:10.1093/mspecies/sev007. ISSN 0076-3519.
  2. ^   One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Margueritte, Paul and Victor". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 706.