Gilles Joseph Martin Bruneteau

Gilles-Joseph-Martin Bruneteau, comte de Saint-Suzanne (pronounced [ʒil ʒozɛf maʁtɛ̃ bʁynto sɛ̃ syzan]; 7 March 1760 – 26 August 1830) was a French Revolutionary and Napoleonic general. A Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, he was made a Count under the First French Empire.

His name is inscribed "STE SUZANNE" on the east pillar of the Arc de Triomphe.

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