Jean Auguste Margueritte

Jean Auguste Margueritte (15 January 1823 - 6 September 1870), French General, father of Victor Margueritte and Paul Margueritte.

Jean Auguste Margueritte
Born	15 January 1823 (1823-01-15) Manheulles, France
Died	6 September 1870(1870-09-06) (aged 47) Beauraing, Belgium
Allegiance	Second French Empire
Years of service	1837–1870
Rank	Général de division
Commands	1st Chasseurs d'Afrique Regiment
Battles / wars	French intervention in Mexico Franco-Prussian War Battle of Sedan (DOW)
Relations	Paul Margueritte & Victor Margueritte (sons) Ève Paul-Margueritte & Lucie Paul-Margueritte (granddaughters)

After a career in Algeria,^[1] General Margueritte was mortally wounded in the great cavalry charge at Sedan, in which the Emperor was defeated and captured. He died in Belgium.^[2] An account of his life was published by his son, Paul Margueritte as Mon père (1884; enlarged ed., 1897).

The sand cat is named in his honour, being given the binomial name Felis margarita.^[1]