Auguste de Laissardière explained

Auguste de Laissardière
Full Name:Marie Auguste du Tremblay de Laissardière
Nationality:French
Sport:Equestrian
Birth Date:15 April 1881
Birth Place:Vault-de-Lugny, France
Death Place:Paris, France

Auguste de Laissardière (15 April 1881  - 21 June 1964) was a French equestrian and cavalry officer.[1] He competed in the team jumping event at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[2]

He fought during both World War I and World War II. Assigned to the Cavalry School at Saumur in June 1940,[3] he prevented the capture of the school's horses after the French defeat.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Auguste de Laissardière . Olympedia . 11 August 2021.
  2. Auguste de Laissardière Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417193824/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/auguste-de-laissardiere-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 14 April 2020.
  3. News: Un grand cavalier : le colonel de Laissardière. A great horseman : Colonel de Laissardière. 25 June 1964. Le Monde. fr.
  4. Durand. Pierre. 2007-12-15. Le Cadre noir. Revue historique des armées. fr. 249. 6–15. 0035-3299.