Pierre Surirey de Saint-Remy (1645–1716) was a French general. He followed a military career and from 1670 in the Royal Corps of Artillery. Provincial Commissioner of Artillery in 1692, he is the author of ''Mémoires d'artillerie'', published for the first time in 1697. He was named a lieutenant of the

Grand maître de l'artillerie de France The Grand Master of Artillery or Grand Maître de l'artillerie was one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France during the Ancien Régime. The position of Grand Master of Artillery replaced the earlier position of Grand Maître des arbalétrie ...

in 1703 and was a

maréchal de camp ''Maréchal de camp'' (sometimes incorrectly translated as field marshal) was a general officer rank used by the French Army until 1848. The rank originated from the older rank of sergeant major general ( French: ''sergent-major général'') ...

. He married Marie-Madeleine Hénault, the aunt of

Charles-Jean-François Hénault Charles-Jean-François Hénault (; 8 February 1685 – 24 November 1770) was a French writer and historian. Life and career Early years Hénault was born in Paris. His father, René Jean Rémy Hénault de Cantobre (1648–1737) a farmer-genera ...

, in 1672.

Publications

* ''Mémoires d'artillerie...'' (1697)

Sources

* Michaud, ''Biographie universelle, ancienne et moderne'', 1825 *

François-Xavier de Feller François-Xavier de Feller (1735–1802) was a Belgium, Belgian Jesuit who after the suppression of his order worked as a prolific and internationally influential journalist and encyclopedist who opposed radical Age of Enlightenment, Enlightenme ...

, ''Dictionnaire historique, ou histoire abrégée des hommes qui se sont fait un nom par le génie, les talents, les vertus, les erreurs'', 1824 1640s births 1716 deaths French generals French military writers People of the Ancien Régime People from Calvados (department) {{France-mil-bio-stub