Albert Cambriels

Général Hippolyte-Albert Cambriels (11 August 1816 – 21 December 1891) was a French military commander.[2]

General Cambriels
Birth nameHippolyte-Albert Cambriels
Born(1816-08-11)11 August 1816[1]
Lagrasse, Aude, France
Died21 December 1891(1891-12-21) (aged 75)
Alénya, Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Allegiance Bourbon Restoration
July Monarchy
 French Second Republic
 Second French Empire
Service/branchFrench Army
Years of service1834–1881
RankGénéral de Division
Commands held84th Infantry Division
27th Infantry Division
10th Corps
13th Corps
Battles/warsFranco-Austrian War
Franco-Prussian War
AwardsGrand Cross of the Legion of Honour

Born in Lagrasse, Aude, he was the son of Brigadier General Pierre Cambriels (1767–1845). He was educated at École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr. During the Franco-Prussian War, he was seriously injured at the Battle of Sedan in 1870.[2]

He was created a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 1850, followed by upgrades to Officier (1856), Commandeur (1859), Grand Officier (1872), and finally Grand-Croix (1880).[1]

He died at the Château de Boaça in Pyrénées-Orientales in 1891 and was buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.[3]

References
  1. "Légion d'honneur Dossier: Cambriels Albert – LH/413/58". Archives Nationales de France.
  2. "CAMBRIELS Hippolyte Albert (1816-1881)". Association des Amis et Passionnés du Père-Lachaise. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  3. Moiroux, Jules. "Le Cimetière du Père Lachaise". Retrieved 30 December 2019.
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