Raymond Adolphe Séré de Rivières

Raymond Adolphe Séré de Rivières
Born(1815-05-20)May 20, 1815
Albi, France
DiedFebruary 16, 1895(1895-02-16) (aged 79)
Paris, France
AllegianceFrance
Service / branchFrench Army
Years of service1835 – 1880
RankBrigadier general
Battles / wars
Awards
Alma materÉcole polytechnique

Raymond Adolphe Séré de Rivières (French pronunciation: [ʁɛmɔ̃ adɔlf seʁe də ʁivjɛʁ]; 20 May 1815 – 16 February 1895) was a French military engineer and general whose ideas revolutionized the design of fortifications in France. He gave his name to the Séré de Rivières system of fortifications constructed after the Franco-Prussian War of 1870. Described as the Vauban of the 19th century, his Belgian counterpart was Henri Alexis Brialmont.

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