Joseph Barbanègre was a French General and a Baron of the First French Empire. He was governor of the Fortress of Huningue during the siege of 1815 and held out until the end of hostilities, surrendering the fortress with full military honors on August 26, 1815.
Joseph Barbanègre was a French General and a Baron of the First French Empire. He was governor of the Fortress of Huningue during the siege of 1815 and held out until the end of hostilities, surrendering the fortress with full military honors on August 26, 1815.
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Ici repose le baron Joseph BARBANEGRE, maréchal de camp, décédé le 7 novembre 1830 a l'âge de 58 ans. Commandant en l'ann 1815 la place de Huningue assiégée par les autrichiens
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