Alexandre Lalance (Metz, 14 November 1771 – Metz, 15 September 1822)
Of noble ancestry, Lalance came first out of 47 pupils in the Châlons school in 1792, where he studied 6 months, leaving as a lieutenant 2nd class. Promoted to lieutenant 1st class in 1793, he was wounded at Toulon. He was then assistant aide-de-camp to Bonaparte in 1794-1795, and promoted to captain 1st class in 1796. In 1797 he passed into Cisalpine service as a battalion chief, was promoted to brigade chief commander of the Cisalpine artillery in 1798, then to brigadier in 1799. Taken prisoner at Turin, he re-entered French service, but in 1801 he was considered a captain. Quickly promoted brigade chief, he participated in the Saint-Domingue expedition, but then was named inspecteur aux revues in 1803, and finally was employed in the auxiliary cadre of the intendance in 1817. He was a member of the Legion of Honour as of 1804 and became a knight of Saint-Louis in 1815. He participated in the Hundred Days (Six, Georges. 1934. Dictionnaire Biographique des généraux et amiraux français de la Révolution et de l’Empire (1792-1814). Paris: G. Saffroy, t. II).