Names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe
The following is a list of the 660 names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris.[1] Most of them represent generals who served during the French First Republic (1792–1804) and the First French Empire (1804–1815).[2] Underlined names signify those killed in action. Additionally, the names of specific armies are listed, grouped together by the four compass facades of the arch: North (northern France, lower Rhine, Netherlands), East (Central Europe, Switzerland, Italy), South (Mediterranean Europe, Egypt, southern France) and West (Pyrenees, western France, notable units).
Related list: Battles inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe.
- Northern pillar
Armies of northern France, the lower Rhine and the Netherlands. - Eastern pillar
Armies of Central Europe, Switzerland and Italy. - Southern pillar
Armies of Mediterranean Europe, Egypt and southern France. - Western pillar
Armies of the Pyrenees, western France and notable units.
Northern pillar
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The 165 names inscribed on the Northern pillar (Avenue de la Grande Armée / Avenue de Wagram)
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 | Column 8 | Column 9 | Column 10 |
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JE BONAPARTE | |||||||||
CHARTRES | VICHERY | LUCKNER | GROUCHY | AMBERT | PONCET | BROUSSIER | DUHESME | HUARD | NEIGRE |
DUMONCEAU | MARGARON | LAFAYETTE | VILLARET JSE | LAUBADERE | DELAAGE | GRATIEN | GIRARD | PELLETIER | ROTTEMBOURG |
DEMBARRERE | GÉRARD, F. | DUMOURIEZ | DILLON | TAPONIER | BARBOU | CHAMPMORIN | LETORT | BOUVIER DES EATZ | DESVAUX |
VERHUELL | PIRÉ | KELLERMANN | CHARBONIER | LAMARCHE | BONNEAU | QUENTIN | FRIANT | BURTHE | MICHEL |
ROUYER | BALTUS | TRUGUET | MIRANDA | COLAUD | DESENFANTS | DAVID | MONTCHOISY | DUBOIS-THEIMVLE | FOULER |
SEROUX | PROST | BEURNONVILLE | VALENCE | HATRY | MORLOT | OLIVIER | MERMET | JAMIN, AE | DALESME |
HANICQUE | DOMMANGET | DAMPIERRE | TILLY | DUFOUR | LEMOINE | MALHER | POINSOT | DAVRANGE | PERCY |
PUTHOD | BONNAIRE | CUSTINE | FERRAND | LIGNEVILLE | MEUNIER | LEVAL | DARNAUD | BELLAIR | PETIET |
ST GERMAIN | JOUBERT, J. | HOUCHARD | CHAZOT | BONNARD | MARCEAU | SAHUC | PETIT | BLEIN | VILLEMANSY |
DESSAIX, J. | DAMAS | LATOUCHE | LANDREMONT | DEJEAN | DEBELLE | MONTRICHARD | TESTE | DELCAMBRE | BURCY |
MISSIESSY | MONFORT | PICHEGRU | LANOUE | SOUHAM | HARDY | BOYER | PAJOL | VASSEROT | LOCHET |
VANDERMAESEN | PENNE | JOURDAN | PULLY | KILMAINE | LORGE | MARCOGNET | CAMBRONNE | D'ARRIULE | SCHRAMM |
DOUMERC | HAMELIN | HOCHE | DABOVILLE | VANDAMME | LAHOUSSAYE | LAROCHE | DAUMESNIL | JAMIN, J.B. | COSMAO |
AMEY | HULOT | BERNADOTTE | CARNOT | LEMAIRE | GILOT | GUILLEMINOT | GOUVION | CURELI | BINOT |
BORDESOULLE | BARDET | CHAMPIONNET | DUVAL | HARVILLE | PAILLARD | FAUCONNET | BASTOUL | HAMELINAYE | RIGAU |
LEFOL | VILLATTE | LEFEBVRE | LEVENEUR | SPARRE | WATRIN | DORSNER | BEAUREPAIRE | PORET DE MORVAN | GRILLOT |
DONOP | DE ST MARS | GRUNDLER | SCHNEIDER |
ARMEES DU NORD・DES ARDENNES・DE LA MOSELLE・DU RHIN・DE SAMBRE ET MEUSE・DE RHIN ET MOSELLE・DE HOLLANDE・DE HANOVRE |
Eastern pillar
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The 164 names inscribed on the Eastern pillar (Avenue des Champs-Élysées / Avenue de Wagram)
Column 11 | Column 12 | Column 13 | Column 14 | Column 15 | Column 16 | Column 17 | Column 18 | Column 19 | Column 20 |
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NARBONNE | BOYELDIEU | MOREAU | GERARD | TURREAU | DESJARDINS | CARRA ST CYR | BEAUPUY | BARBANÈGRE | AUBRY |
CLARKE | BERCKHEIM | BRUIX | MAISON | DESSOLES | NANSOUTY | DECOUZ | VALHUBERT | DUPRAT | ROUSSEL D'HAL |
THARREAU | ORNANO | MICHAUD | MOUTON | BONET | DELMAS | CURIAL | DEBILLY | MARIN | LEPIC |
LEMAROIS | KNIAZIEWICZ | GOUVION ST CYR | LECOURBE | COMPANS | FRIRION | BEAUMONT | CAMPANA | GAUTHERIN | L'HÉRITIER |
TREILLARD | PLAUZONNE | NEY | STE SUZANNE | MONTBRUN | CLAPAREDE | CERVONI | GAUTIER | PELET | JACQUINOT |
DUTAILLIS | DERY | MACDONALD | FERINO | LARIBOISSIERE | BISSON | LTR MAUBOURG | CAULAINCOURT | PELLEPORT | BOURCKE |
FOUCHER | CHOUARD | OUDINOT | GRENIER | GUDIN | WALTHER | LASALLE | LACUÉE | MONTMARIE | DOMON |
CLÉMENT, L.R. | BOYER, J. | DAVOUST | SCHAAL | MORAND | BRUYERE | DURUTTE | HIGONET | CAMPI | GIRARDIN |
DELAGRANGE, A. | GOURÉ | LANNES | BOURCIER | LEGRAND | BOUDET | KLEIN | MORLAND | DURRIEU | DARU |
MARULAZ | SÉGUR, PH. | MORTIER | RICHEPANCE | LABOISSIERE | ROCHAMBEAU | HEUDELET | MAZAS | WATHIEZ | COËHORN |
GUYOT DE LACOUR | VALLIN | BESSIERES | ÉBLÉ | CHERIN | DELZONS | DONZELOT | VIALA | SCHRAMM, J. | ROUSSEL |
DEFRANCE | LALAING D'AUDDE | PONIATOWSKY | MARESCOT | SORBIER | CONROUX | BELLAVESNE | HARD LAMOTTE | VINCENT | GIRARD DIT VIEUX |
DUMOUSTIER | DELAGRANGE, CH. | ROSILY | RAPP | KIRGENER | D'HAUTPOUL | TEULIÉ | MARION | GENTIL ST ALPSE | GUYOT |
ALMÉRAS | MONTESQUIOU-FAC | LAURISTON | SAVARY | DUROC | DESPAGNE | FRESSINET | HERVO | FOISSAC-LATUR | DAHLMANN |
ALBERT | DEDON | VILLENEUVE | DROUET | MIEU DUMAS | CORBINEAU | DEMONT | CHAMBURE | LANABÈRE | BRUN |
CHEMINEAU | WATHIER | MOLITOR | BERTRAND | SONGIS | GRANDJEAN | ABBATUCCI | LTR DAUVERGNE | LEJEUNE | ROMEUF |
MOREAUX | GROS | ROSAMEL | FRIEDERICHS |
ARMEES DU DANUBE・D'HELVETIE・DES GRISONS・DES ALPES・DU VAR・D'ITALIE・DE ROME・DE NAPLES |
Southern pillar
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The 166 names inscribed on the Southern pillar (Avenue des Champs-Élysées / Avenue Kléber)
Column 21 | Column 22 | Column 23 | Column 24 | Column 25 | Column 26 | Column 27 | Column 28 | Column 29 | Column 30 |
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LS BONAPARTE | |||||||||
KELLERMANN, F | RUTY | ANSELME | SERURIER | BON | CHARPENTIER | POUGET | GRIGNY | MAGON | BACHELU |
RIVAUD DE LA RÈRE | SOULT, P. | BRUNET | MURAT | LANUSSE | DAMAS | LASALCETTE | CHAMPEAUX | POITEVIN DE MLAN | MEUNIER, C. |
FIORELLA | DIGEON | BIRON | BEAUHARNAIS | RUSCA | GAZAN | SOULÈS | CHARTON | BESSIÈRES, B. | BRICHE |
VIGNOLLE | LAPLANE | DUMERBION | MARMONT | GARDANNE | BEKER | CAMPREDON | BAYRAND | CAVAIGNAC | THOUVENOT |
FAULTRIER | JEANIN | MONTESQUIOU | MENOU | DUBOIS | MARCHAND | CHABRAN | POINT | GUDIN, P. | MERLIN |
CAFFARELLI, A. | DODE | DUMAS | PERRÉE | ST HILAIRE | DALLEMAGNE | VIAL | BOISGERARD | DELAITRE | DEJEAN, A. |
SANSON | FABRE | MASSENA | LAPOYPE | GARNIER | CHABERT | BERTHEZENE | DUPHOT | BORRELLI | SUBERVIE |
PERNETY | DELAMOTTE, A. | BERTHIER | REYNIER | DOMBROWSKY | COLLI | EXELMANS | BANEL | MONTÉLÉGIER | BIGARRE |
LASOWSKI | GARBÉ | AUGEREAU | LAHARPE | DOMMARTIN | ZAYONSCHECK | LEDRU DES ESSDS | STENGEL | BERGE | LARREY |
SARRUT | STROLTZ | JOUBERT | RAMPON | VERDIER | PARTOUNEAUX | DARRICAU | VALLONGUE | MERLIN, E. | LAMETH, CH. |
ARRIGHI | QUIOT | KLEBER | BELLIARD | MENARD | DUPAS | CASSAGNE | SULKOSKY | VALAZÉ | CAUSSE |
DANTHOUARD | RÉMOND, V. | BRUEYS | ANDREOSSI | FRERE | ROGUET | CAFFARELLI | LETURC | LUCOTTE | LAHURE |
EMERIAU | BONNEMAINS | DESAIX | CHASSELOUP | MIOLLIS | MONIER | DELEGORGUES | MIREUR | LOVERDO | ROIZE |
RAZOUT | ST GENIÉS | BRUNE | GUYEUX | DUGUA | RICARD | RAMBAUD | DESNOYERS | BAUROT | MARISY |
DÉRIOT | WILLAUMEZ | SCHAWEMBOURG | VAUBOIS | SERAS | MAINONI | CACAULT | MARIGNY | LAFON-BLANIAC | MORANGIES |
TIRLET | LAMORANDIÈRE | GANTHEAUME | BEY D'HILLIERS | DESTAING | PACTHOD | PIJON | BLANCHEVILLE | DESGENETTES | BRON |
MORIO DE LISLE | CHAMORIN | DENNIÉE | ST LAURENT | SIBUET |
ARMEES DE DALMATIE・D'EGYPTE・D'ESPAGNE・DE PORTUGAL・D'ANDALOUSIE・D'ARRAGON・DE CATALOGNE・DU MIDI |
Western pillar
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- Columns 37, 38.
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The 165 names inscribed on the Western pillar (Avenue de la Grande Armée / Avenue Kléber)
Column 31 | Column 32 | Column 33 | Column 34 | Column 35 | Column 36 | Column 37 | Column 38 | Column 39 | Column 40 |
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DESFOURNEAUX | CHARBONNEL | SERVAN | CLAUZEL | LESPINASSE | MCE MATHIEU | MUSNIER | MIRABEL | DESAILLY | LENOURY |
BERRUYER | LAMARTINIÈRE | DUGOMMIER | LECLERC | SAURET | HARISPE | PECHEUX | BEAUREGARD | TROUDE | CASTEX |
HÉDOUVILLE | LATRILLE DE LEZ | SCHERER | SEBASTIANI | MERLE | LAVAL | BARROIS | COMPERE | JOUFFROY | COLBERT, E. |
MARTIN | CORBINEAU, J. | MONCEY | REILLE | SOLIGNAC | DARMAGNAC | AYMARD | COLBERT | BAILLOD | MAURIN |
LAMARTILLIÈRE | DUVERNET, M. | DEFLERS | DORSENNE | MANCUNE | DAULTANNE | QUESNEL | SENARMONT | ST CYR NUGUES | DAURE |
CAULAINCOURT, L. | DROUOT | D'ELBHECQ | DUPERRE | GILLY | HABERT | BRAYER | SALM | BEURMANN, J=F. | NOAILLES |
LERY | FLAHAULT | MULLER | BARBANTANE | BARBOT | ROGNIAT | RUFFIN | GRAINDORGE | GRESSOT | SERCEY |
ST SULPICE | LQUE DE LA FERRIERE | PERIGNON | SAHUGUET | DUBRETON | DELORT | ORDONNEAU | FEREY | SIMMER | BONNAMY |
LEFÈVRE-DESNTE | GUÉHÉNEUC | DAGOBERT | FREGEVILLE | THIEBAULT | HAXO | EEL REY | JARDON | CHRISTIANI | LACROIX, P. |
DUROSNEL | REISET | VICTOR | DUBOUQUET | BRENIER | LAMARQUE | LAPISSE | WERLE | FLAMAND | D'HÉNIN |
ORDENER | PICQUET | SOULT | CANCLAUX | LOISON | VALEE | LIGER BELAIR | BECHAUD | MEYNADIER | MACON |
TAVIEL | CHATEAU | DECRES | TRAVOT | MARANSIN | SEVEROLI | TAUPIN | THOMIERES | BOULARD | RENAUDIN |
GUYOT, C. | HARLET | SUCHET | DELABORDE | FOY | ABBE | KLOPISKY | LACOSTE | WOLFF | PRÉVAL |
LEBRUN | MAUCOMBLE | JUNOT | MARBOT | SEMELE | SALIGNY | BERTOLETTI | HENRY | GAUTHIER-CRC | LHERMITTE |
CHASTEL | BOUCHU | DECAEN | WILLOT | GOBERT | FRANCESCHI | LALLEMAND | BASTE | RÉNÉ | D'ALTON |
BAILLY DE MONTON | VALLETAUX | LINOIS | LAGRANGE | MILHAUD | DULONG | PHILIPPON | PEPIN | SCHMITZ | MONTMARIE, L. |
DEPONTHON | HUBER | PILLE | MIQUEL | BIZANET |
ARMEES DES PYRENEES ORALES・DES PYRENEES OCALES・DE L'OUEST・DE RESERVE・DU CAMP DE BOULOGNE・GRANDE ARMEE |
See also
References
Further reading
- Divry, Arnauld (2023). "Les 660 noms inscrits sur l'Arc de Triomphe de Paris". arnauld-divry.ovh (in French). Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- Jensen, Nathan D. (2012). "Appendix: Names on the Arc de Triomphe". arcdetriomphe.info. Retrieved 30 December 2015. "Unfortunately, some names inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe are ambiguous due to notable individuals sharing the same last name. While most names are clearly honoring a particular officer, a few remain which are unclear."
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