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Theophile-Malo Corret de La Tour d'Auvergne

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Theophile-Malo Corret de La Tour d'Auvergne

Birth
Carhaix-Plouguer, Departement du Finistère, Bretagne, France
Death
28 Jun 1800 (aged 56)
Oberhausen, Landkreis Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, Bavaria, Germany
Burial
Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
Plot
Chapel of St. Gregory
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Soldier, descendant of Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount de Turenne (q.v.). Popular and renowned for his modesty and bravery, his name was still called for 15 years after his death at roll-call, to be answered with the phrase 'dead in the field of honour'.
Soldier, descendant of Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount de Turenne (q.v.). Popular and renowned for his modesty and bravery, his name was still called for 15 years after his death at roll-call, to be answered with the phrase 'dead in the field of honour'.

Bio by: David Conway

Inscription

ICI REPOSE LE COEUR DE LA TOUR D'AUVERGNE PREMIER GRENADIER DE LA REPUBLIQUE 1743-1800

Gravesite Details

L'urne renfermant le cœur de La Tour d'Auvergne est transférée aux Invalides le 30 mars 1904 au cours d'une cérémonie patriotique et militaire. Elle trouve sa place définitive dans la chapelle Saint-Grégoire le 6 juin 1929.

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  • Added: May 4, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22005/theophile-malo_corret-de_la_tour_d'auvergne: accessed ), memorial page for Theophile-Malo Corret de La Tour d'Auvergne (23 Nov 1743–28 Jun 1800), Find a Grave Memorial ID 22005, citing Les Invalides, Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France; Maintained by Find a Grave.