Durosnel in division 29 Pere-Lachaise - postcard

Ney in division 29 - postcard

Following his execution for supporting Napoleon's final return and loss of power, near the Jardin du Luxembourg on December 7, 1815, Michel Ney was quietly interred beneath a simple slab at the eastern extreme of the cemetery, in what is today division 44 grave.

His body was eventually moved to a much more elaborate tomb in division 29, near some of France's greatest military heroes: Lefebvre, Massena, Decres, Gobert, Ruty, and numerous other other generals and marshals.

Augustine Michel (1822-1842) division 29 Pere-Lachaise

Although so slight it might easily be overlooked, the hand coming out of stone grasping a chain is evocative, thought-provoking and engaging. The story here, like in nearly all the other stones covering the site of a burial, begs to be told.

Guillaume-Lagrange division 29 "the dragoon"