Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud
Jacques Leroy de Saint Arnaud | |
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Saint-Arnaud, by Pierre-Louis Pierson c. 1850s | |
| Born | 20 August 1798 Paris, France |
| Died | 29 September 1854 (aged 56) Black Sea |
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| Allegiance | Bourbon Restoration July Monarchy French Second Republic Second French Empire |
| Branch | French Army |
| Years of service | 1821–1854 |
| Rank | Maréchal de France |
| Battles / wars | Conquest of Algeria Crimean War |
| Awards | Legion of Honour (Grand Croix) |
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Armand-Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud (20 August 1798 – 29 September 1854) was a French soldier and Marshal of France. He served as French Minister of War until the Crimean War when he became Commander-in-chief of the army of the East.
He was a key conspirator in the 1851 French coup d'état which dissolved the National Assembly, granted dictatorial powers to Napoleon III and caused the dissolution of the French Second Republic.