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]