Armand-Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud 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.
Saint-Arnaud, by Pierre-Louis Pierson c. 1850s
Portrait of Marshal Saint-Arnaud by Charles-Philippe Larivière, c. 1854
The Battle of the Alma by Eugène Lami, 1855. Saint-Arnaud is on the right with his staff.
Statue of Saint-Arnaud in the Australian town of St Arnaud
The Siege of Sevastopol lasted from October 1854 until September 1855, during the Crimean War. The allies landed at Eupatoria on 14 September 1854, intending to make a triumphal march to Sevastopol, t
Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud
…Second French Empire Branch French Army Service years 1821–1854 Rank Maréchal de France Conflicts Conquest of Algeria Crimean War • Battle of the Alma • Siege of Sevastopol Awards Legion of Honour (Grand Croix) Signature Armand-Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud (20 August 1798 – 29 September 1854) was a French soldier and…
Siege of Sevastopol by Franz Roubaud (detail)
Siege of Sevastopol
Three 17th century church bells in Arundel Castle, United Kingdom. These were taken from Sevastopol as trophies at the end of the siege of Sevastopol.
Bombardment of Sevastopol by HMS Rodney, Crimean War (October 1854)