Jean Auguste Margueritte
French General (1823–1870)
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Jean Auguste Margueritte (15 January 1823 - 6 September 1870), French General, father of Victor Margueritte and Paul Margueritte.
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| Born | 15 January 1823 |
| Died | 6 September 1870 (aged 47) |
| Allegiance | Second French Empire |
Service years | 1837–1870 |
Rank | Général de division |
| Commands | 1st Chasseurs d'Afrique Regiment |
Conflicts | French intervention in Mexico Franco-Prussian War |
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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]
