A gentleman cadet on 6 November 1780, at sixteen, he was already serving before the Revolution: a second lieutenant in the 6th Dragoons from 1781, he moved to the chasseurs in 1792 without a break in his career. A general and Count of the Empire, he has only three titles on his stone, in reverse order.
The story
Anne-François-Charles Trelliard entered service at sixteen: he was a gentleman cadet in the Queen's Dragoons on 6 November 1780, nine years before the Revolution. A captain in the 3rd Chasseurs à Cheval in 1792 and a colonel in 1794, he crossed the Revolution without a break in his career.
Born at Parma in 1764, he received his titles from the Empire: general of division, commander of the Légion d'honneur, count of the Empire. He died in 1832, at Charonne, after a soldier's life spread over five decades.
His grave in Division 31 was restored in 2000 by the Souvenir Français and the ACNM — the association for the conservation of Napoleonic monuments. The inscription lists his three titles in the reverse order of his career: the cadet of sixteen does not appear.
The grave
A grave restored in 2000 by Le Souvenir Français and the ACNM, the association for the conservation of Napoleonic monuments — one of the many tombs of officers of the Empire saved by these two associations. The inscription lines up the titles in the reverse order of his career: “Anne François Charles, TRELLIARD, 1764-1832, commandeur de la légion d'honneur, comte de l'empire, général de division.” — Commander of the Legion of Honour, Count of the Empire, General of Division. Nothing of the gentleman cadet of sixteen who was already serving in 1780.
On site, do not miss
The inscription lines up three titles in the reverse order of his career: “commandeur de la légion d'honneur, comte de l'empire, général de division” — Commander of the Legion of Honour, Count of the Empire, General of Division. The grave was restored in 2000 by the Souvenir Français and the ACNM.
Visitors' questions
Where is General Trelliard's grave?
In Division 31, chemin de La Bédoyère, third row. The grave was restored in 2000 by the Souvenir Français and the ACMN; the inscription lists his three titles, in the reverse order of the career.
Antoine d’AndréWhen did his career begin?
Before the Revolution: a gentleman cadet on 6 November 1780, at sixteen, then sub-lieutenant in the 6th Dragoons by 1781 and second lieutenant in April 1788. He transferred to the 3rd Chasseurs in January 1792.
Étienne de NansoutyWhat titles did he hold?
Three, all of them carved: general of division, commander of the Legion of Honour and count of the Empire. His career had begun under the Ancien Régime and carried on unbroken through the Revolution.
Emmanuel de GrouchyHas his grave been restored?
Yes, in 2000, by Le Souvenir Français and the ACMN — the association for the conservation of Napoleonic monuments. Several graves of officers of the Empire received that kind of attention at Père-Lachaise.
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