Adolphe Hastrel de Rivedoux
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Adolphe Hastrel de Rivedoux (1805–1875) was a 19th century engraver and painter. Well known for his travels and his writing, he is best known as an artist. His father, Etienne Hastrel de Rivedoux
was a general of division in the French Revolutionary Wars
and the Napoleonic Wars
. His grandfather, Christophe, survived the Siege of Pondicherry in 1760, during the Seven Years' War
.
Étienne Hastrel de Rivedoux
Étienne d'Hastrel de Rivedoux was a general of the First French Empire who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was born 4 February 1766 at Pointe-aux-Trembles in Quebec, which was then the British colony, Province of Québec, the son of an officer in the French military...
was a general of division in the French Revolutionary Wars
French Revolutionary Wars
The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of major conflicts, from 1792 until 1802, fought between the French Revolutionary government and several European states...
and the Napoleonic Wars
Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars were a series of wars declared against Napoleon's French Empire by opposing coalitions that ran from 1803 to 1815. As a continuation of the wars sparked by the French Revolution of 1789, they revolutionised European armies and played out on an unprecedented scale, mainly due to...
. His grandfather, Christophe, survived the Siege of Pondicherry in 1760, during the Seven Years' War
Seven Years' War
The Seven Years' War was a global military war between 1756 and 1763, involving most of the great powers of the time and affecting Europe, North America, Central America, the West African coast, India, and the Philippines...
.