Joseph Lagrange (soldier)

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Joseph Lagrange
General Count Joseph Lagrange.
Born	(1763-01-10)10 January 1763 Sempesserre, France
Died	16 January 1836(1836-01-16) (aged 73) Paris, France
Allegiance	French First Republic, First French Empire, Kingdom of Westphalia Bourbon Restoration
Service/branch	Infantry
Years of service	1791–1815
Rank	Général de Division
Battles/wars	French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars
Awards	Count of the Empire 1810
Other work	Inspector General of Gendarmerie

Count Joseph Lagrange (10 January 1763 – 16 January 1836) was a French soldier who rose through the ranks and gained promotion to the rank of general officer during the French Revolutionary Wars, subsequently pursuing a successful career during the Napoleonic Wars and winning promotion to the top military rank of General of Division. His name is inscribed on the west side of the arc de triomphe de l'Étoile. He later became a politician in Gers department – in its capital of Auch there is a portrait of him in the town museum and the gendarmerie barracks was named after him in January 2002.