Gaspard Gourgaud

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Gaspard Gourgaud was a French general and close aide to Napoleon Bonaparte, best known for accompanying him into exile on Saint Helena and later publishing influential memoirs about the emperor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French general
Napoleonic Wars veteran
human
memoirist
accompanied Napoleon Bonaparte to Saint Helena
aideDeCampTo Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED
associatedWith First French Empire NERFINISHED
closeAssociateOf Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship France
employer French Army NERFINISHED
era 19th century
familyName Gourgaud NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork autobiographical writing
military history
genre historical writing
memoir
givenName Gaspard NERFINISHED
hasInfluenceOn historiography of Napoleon Bonaparte
historicalRole eyewitness to Napoleon’s life in exile
languageOfWorkOrName French
loyalTo Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED
militaryBranch French Army NERFINISHED
militaryConflictContext French Revolutionary and Napoleonic era NERFINISHED
name Gaspard Gourgaud NERFINISHED
nationality French
notability important primary source on Napoleon’s final years
notableFor accompanying Napoleon Bonaparte into exile on Saint Helena
being a close aide to Napoleon Bonaparte
publishing memoirs about Napoleon Bonaparte
notableWork memoirs about Napoleon Bonaparte
occupation general
memoirist
soldier
writer
participantIn Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED
exile of Napoleon on Saint Helena
placeOfExile Saint Helena NERFINISHED
residenceDuringExile Saint Helena NERFINISHED
sourceFor historical accounts of Napoleon’s exile on Saint Helena
wroteAbout Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED
Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED

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Nadar givenName Gaspard Gourgaud
this entity surface form: Gaspard-Félix