Adelphe Segard (12 October 1777 – 29 January 1814) was a Colonel of the French Army, commanding a unit of Guard Seamen during the Napoleonic Wars. He was mortally wounded by Prussian cannon fire in the Battle of Chalons-en-Champagne.
Biography[]
Adelphe Segard was born in Lyon, France, in 1777. Known for his imposing height of 6'4, Segard was recruited into the Guard Seamen in 1805 at the age of 28. He became the commander of a regiment of Guard Seamen in 1814, and during the Defense of France he fought the Prussians at the Battle of Chalons-en-Champagne. Segard was mortally wounded by cannon fire from the Prussians, and died later that day.