André-Charles-Victor Reille
General Reille brings Emperor Napoleon's letter to King Wilhelm I on the battlefield of Sedan (wall painting by Carl Steffeck (1884) for the former Hall of Fame in Berlin . Destruction after a bomb hit around 1944)
André-Charles-Victor, comte Reille (born July 23, 1815 , † January 19, 1887 in Antibes ) was a French general.
Reille, a son of Marshal Honoré-Charles Reille , was Adjutant General of Emperor Napoleon III from 1860 . He accompanied the same to the Franco-Prussian War in 1870 and on September 1st brought Napoleon's letter to King Wilhelm of Prussia on the battlefield near Sedan , in which Napoleon announced his surrender .
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- General Reille brings Emperor Napoleon's letter to King Wilhelm I on the battlefield of Sedan , painting by Carl Steffeck , around 1884, destruction (bomb hit): 1944/1945, Deutsche Fotothek
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| SURNAME | Reille, André-Charles-Victor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Reille, André-Charles-Victor comte (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French general, adjutant general Napoleon III. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 23, 1815 |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 19, 1887 |
| Place of death | Antibes |