Charles de Lorencez

Charles Ferdinand Latrille, Comte de Lorencez was a French Army general under Napoleon III during the 19th century. He was a relative of the Empress Carlota of Mexico, who was the only daughter of King Leopold I, King of the Belgians and wife of Maximilian I of Mexico. He was most notable for losing the Battle of Puebla in the early stages of the Second French intervention in Mexico although he would continue to have military command during France's war with Prussia.