Antoine-Charles Lasalle, was a napoleonic French cavalry general who rose to fame as a dashing commander. He fought with the Army of Italy, campaigned in Egypt, saw action in the European theatre, especially against the Prussians. He met his end in the Austrian campaign, being killed at the battle of Wagram on 5th of July 1809 leading a cavalry charge.
This figure is listed in the Hinchliffe 1976 catalogue as PF21:
He was a joy to paint and will take his place amongst my 25mm French armies. I have a number of the Hinchliffe personalities and plan to paint them from time to time.

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