page_title: Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle
section_title: Posthumous honors
hierarchical_section_title: Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle / Posthumous honors
caption_attribution_description: English: LaSalle monument Château de Lunéville, Lunéville, France This building is indexed in the Base Mérimée, a database of architectural heritage maintained by the French Ministry of Culture,&#160;under the reference PA00106079 . беларуская (тарашкевіца)‎&#160;| বাংলা&#160;| brezhoneg&#160;| català&#160;| Deutsch&#160;| Ελληνικά&#160;| English&#160;| Esperanto&#160;| español&#160;| euskara&#160;| suomi&#160;| français&#160;| magyar&#160;| italiano&#160;| 日本語&#160;| македонски&#160;| Nederlands&#160;| português&#160;| português do Brasil&#160;| română&#160;| русский&#160;| sicilianu&#160;| svenska&#160;| українська&#160;| +/−
context_page_description: Antoine-Charles-Louis, Comte de Lasalle was a French cavalry general during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, often called "The Hussar General". He first gained fame for his role in the Capitulation of Stettin. Over the course of his short career, he became known as a daring adventurer and was credited with many exploits. Eventually, he fought on every front and was killed at the Battle of Wagram.
context_section_description: A street in Metz was named after him.
  His portrait was placed in one of the salons of the Hotel de Ville.
  In 1891, his remains were repatriated from Austria and entombed at Les Invalides.
  In 1893, an equestrian statue of him was erected in Lunéville.
  He has a bust in the Gallery of Battles of the Palace of Versailles.
  His name is marked on a pillar of the Arc de Triomphe.
  His name is used for a cycling event in the Netherlands, the Tour de Lasalle www.tourdelasalle.nl.
  He is briefly mentioned in Edgar Allan Poe's short story, The Pit and the Pendulum in which he ultimately saves a condemned main character from being executed by the Spanish Inquisition.
caption: Statue of General Lasalle in Château de Lunéville
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