Albert Cambriels


Hippolyte-Albert Cambriels was a French military commander.
Born in Lagrasse, Aude, he was the son of Brigadier General Pierre Cambriels. He was educated at École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr. During the Franco-Prussian War, he was seriously injured at the Battle of Sedan in 1870.
He was created a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 1850, followed by upgrades to Officier, Commandeur, Grand Officier, and finally Grand-Croix.
He died at the Château de Boaça in Pyrénées-Orientales in 1891 and was buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.