Antoine-François Andréossy

French general (1761-1828)

Comte Antoine-François Andréossy (6 March 1761 – 10 September 1828) was a Franco-Italian nobleman. He served as a French Army artillery general, diplomat and parliamentarian.

Antoine-François Andréossy
S.E. M. le comte Andréossy
NicknameItalian: Antonio Andreossi
Born(1761-03-06)6 March 1761
Castelnaudary
Died10 September 1828(1828-09-10) (aged 67)
Montauban
Allegiance Kingdom of France
 Kingdom of the French
 French First Republic
 First French Empire
France Bourbon Restoration (France)
Service/branchFrench Army
RankGeneral
Battles/warsDutch Civil War;
French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars
RelationsDr. François Andréossi
(great-grandfather)
Other workAmbassador to Great Britain;
Ambassador to Austrian Empire;
Ambassador to Ottoman Empire;
Deputy of the French Parliament

Andréossy's works included the following:[1]

  • on artillery (with which arm he was most intimately connected throughout his military career):
    • Quelques idées relatives à l'usage de l'artillerie dans l'attaque et ... la défense des places (Metz);
    • Essai sur le tir des projectiles creux (Paris, 1826);
  • on military history:
    • Campagne sur le Main el la Rednitz de l'armée gallo-batave (Paris, 1802);
    • Opérations des pontonniers en Italie . . . 1795-1796 (Paris, 1843).

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  1. Chisholm 1911, p. 971.

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  • "Antoine, François Andréossy (1761 - 1828)", Mandats à l'Assemblée nationale ou à la Chambre des députés (17/11/1827 - 16/05/1830) (in French), Assemblée nationale, 2015, archived from the original on 23 September 2015, retrieved 25 April 2015
  • "ASMP: Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques", ASMP (in French), archived from the original on 14 January 2013, retrieved 28 April 2015
  • "C VILLANI à l'IUT de Nîmes le jeudi 7 Mai 2015", Lycée François Andréossy (in French), 1 April 2015, retrieved 28 April 2015
  • "Salle des inventaires virtuelle", Salle des inventaires virtuelle (in French), retrieved 28 April 2015
  • Jensen, Nathan D. (May 2014), "Antoine-François Andreossy", Arc de Triomphe, retrieved 28 April 2015

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