Claude-Étienne Michel
Deceased Person
1772 – 1815
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Who was Claude-Étienne Michel?
General Claude-Étienne Michel, an officer in Napoleon's army, was second in command of the Chasseur Division of the Guard and commander of its Brigade of Middle Guard. He may be the officer who uttered the words often attributed to Pierre Cambronne "La Garde meurt et ne se rend pas" "The Guard dies, and does not surrender".
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