Jacques-Louis-François Delaistre de Tilly (2 February 1749, Vernon, Eure – 10 January 1822, Paris) became a general officer in the French army during the French Revolutionary Wars. He led a cavalry division in a number of battles during the Napoleonic Wars. His name is inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe. Service 29 November 1792 : Colonel of the 6th Regiment of Dragoons 21 April 1793 : General of Brigade 2 December 1793 : General of Division 23 December 1793 : Commanded troops at the Battle of Savenay 5 May 1801 : Commander in chief of the Armée de l'Ouest 11 October 1805 : Commanded the Cavalry Division of the VI Corps at the Battle of Haslach-Jungingen 14 October 1805 : Commanded the Cavalry Division of the VI Corps at the Battle of Elchingen 17 October 1806 : Commanded the Cavalry Division of the I Corps at the Battle of Schleiz 17 October 1806 : Commanded the Cavalry Division of the I Corps at the Battle of Halle 6 November 1806 : Commanded the Cavalry Division of the I Corps at the Battle of Lübeck 25 January 1807 : Commanded the Cavalry Division of the I Corps at the Battle of Mohrungen 21 June 1813 : Commanded the 2nd Cavalry Division of the Army of the South at the Battle of Vitoria Decorations 25 March 1809 : Chevalier d'Empire 23 April 1812 : Baron d'Empire Honours TILLY is engraved on Column 4 of the Arc de Triomphe Footnotes References Printed materials Smith, Digby. The Napoleonic Wars Data Book. London: Greenhill, 1998. Glover, Michael. The Peninsular War 1807-1814. London: Penguin, 2001. 1749 births 1822 deaths People from Vernon, Eure Republican military leaders of the War in the Vendée French Republican military leaders of the French Revolutionary Wars French commanders of the Napoleonic Wars Names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe