Joseph Lagrange (soldier), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph Lagrange (soldier)

French general

Date of Birth: 10-Jan-1763

Place of Birth: Sempesserre, Occitania, France

Date of Death: 16-Jan-1836

Profession: military personnel, politician

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Count Joseph Lagrange (10 January 1763 – 16 January 1836) was a French soldier who rose through the ranks and gained promotion to the rank of general officer during the French Revolutionary Wars, subsequently pursuing a successful career during the Napoleonic Wars and winning promotion to the top military rank of General of Division.
His name is inscribed on the west side of the arc de triomphe de l'Étoile.
He later became a politician in Gers department – in its capital of Auch there is a portrait of him in the town museum and the gendarmerie barracks was named after him in January 2002.