names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe
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The following is a list of the 660 names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris.{{cite web |first=Nathan D. |last=Jensen |year=2019 |title=History of the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile |url=https://www.frenchempire.net/monuments |website=Frenchempire.net |access-date=August 13, 2021}} Most of them represent generals who served during the French First Republic (1792–1804) and the First French Empire (1804–1815).{{Cite book |last=Baedeker |first=Karl |date=1860 |title=Guide à Paris par Baedeker: Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QQY_AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA91 |location=Paris |publisher=A. Bohné |page=91 |access-date=August 13, 2021}} 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.
File:Paris Arc de Triomphe inscriptions 2.jpg|Northern pillar
Armies of northern France, the lower Rhine and the Netherlands.
File:Paris Arc de Triomphe inscriptions 3.jpg|Eastern pillar
Armies of Central Europe, Switzerland and Italy.
File:Paris Arc de Triomphe inscriptions 7.jpg|Southern pillar
Armies of Mediterranean Europe, Egypt and southern France.
File:Paris Arc de Triomphe inscriptions 6.jpg|Western pillar
Armies of the Pyrenees, western France and notable units.
Northern pillar
File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6824.jpg|Columns 1, 2.
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File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6822.jpg|Columns 5, 6.
File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6818.jpg|Columns 7, 8, 9.
File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6819.jpg|Columns 9, 10.
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| |Léonard Jean Aubry Huard de Saint-Aubin | |
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| |Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse |Jean-Baptiste Girard (soldier) | |
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| |Louis-Michel Letort de Lorville |Jean-Jacques Desvaux de Saint-Maurice | |
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| |PIRÉ | |
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| |Jacques Charles Dubois de Thimville | |
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| |Jean-Baptiste Auguste Marie Jamin | |
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| |Auguste Marie Henri Picot de Dampierre | |
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| |Antoine-Louis Decrest de Saint-Germain | |
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| |Pierre Auguste François de Burcy | |
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| |AMEY | |
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| |Paul-Jean-Baptiste Poret de Morvan | |
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| |• |Joseph César Michault de Saint Mars |• |• |• |• |• | |
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|style="width: 2%;"| |ARMEES Army of the North (France) ・ Army of the Ardennes ・ Army of the Moselle ・ Army of the Rhine (1791–1795) ・ Army of Sambre and Meuse ・ Army of the Rhine and Moselle ・ Army of Holland (France) ・ Army of Hanover (France) |style="width: 2%;"| |
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Eastern pillar
File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6830.jpg|Columns 11, 12.
File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6829.jpg|Columns 13, 14.
File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6828.jpg|Columns 15, 16.
File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6827.jpg|Columns 17, 18.
File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6826.jpg|Columns 19, 20.
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|style="width: 2%;"| |ARMEES Army of the Danube ・ D'HELVETIE ・ Army of the Grisons ・ Army of the Alps ・ Army of the Var ・ D'ITALIE ・ Army of Italy (France) ・ Army of Naples |style="width: 2%;"| |
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Southern pillar
File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6840.jpg|Columns 21, 22.
File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6841.jpg|Columns 23, 24.
File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6842.jpg|Columns 25, 26.
File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6843.jpg|Columns 27, 28.
File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6844.jpg|Columns 29, 30.
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|style="width: 2%;"| |ARMEES Army of Dalmatia (France) ・ D'EGYPTE ・ D'ESPAGNE ・ Army of Portugal (France) ・ D'ANDALOUSIE ・ D'ARRAGON ・ Army of Catalonia (France) ・ Army of the Midi |style="width: 2%;"| |
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Western pillar
File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6847.jpg|Columns 31, 32.
File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6848.jpg|Columns 33, 34.
File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6849.jpg|Columns 35, 36.
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File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6851.jpg|Columns 39, 40.
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| |David-Maurice-Joseph Mathieu de La Redorte | |
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| |Guillaume-Latrille de Lorencez | |
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| |Auguste François-Marie de Colbert-Chabanais | |
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| |Alexandre-Antoine Hureau de Sénarmont | |
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| |Armand Augustin Louis de Caulaincourt |Louis Marc Antoine de Noailles | |
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| |LERY | |
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| |Raymond Gaspard de Bonardi de Saint-Sulpice |Louis Marie Lévesque de Lafferrière | |
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| |HAXO | |
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| |Jean Guillaume Barthélemy Thomières | |
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| |FOY |ABBE |André Bruno de Frévol de Lacoste | |
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| |RÉNÉ | |
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| |François Gédéon Bailly de Monthion |Louis François Élie Pelletier de Montmarie | |
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|style="width: 2%;"| |ARMEES Army of the Eastern Pyrenees ・ Army of the Western Pyrenees ・ Army of the West (France) ・ Military reserve ・ Camp of Boulogne ・ Grande Armée |style="width: 2%;"| |
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See also
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References
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Further reading
- {{Cite web |first=Arnauld |last=Divry |year=2023 |title=Les 660 noms inscrits sur l'Arc de Triomphe de Paris |url= https://arnauld-divry.ovh/arc_de_triomphe.htm |website=arnauld-divry.ovh |language= fr |access-date=25 August 2024}}
- {{Cite web |first=Nathan D. |last=Jensen |year=2012 |title=Appendix: Names on the Arc de Triomphe |url= http://www.arcdetriomphe.info/appendix/names/ |website=arcdetriomphe.info |access-date=30 December 2015 |ref=none}} "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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