Albert Du Casse

Born in Bourges in 1813, Albert Du Casse was a French military officer, writer, and historian. Reference works including Encyclopaedia Britannica describe him as a soldier and military historian, and note that he became the first editor of the correspondence of Napoleon. He often published under the name Albert Du Casse.

French biographical records and library sources identify him more fully as Pierre-Emmanuel-Albert, baron du Casse. He came from a military family, trained as an officer, and later built a writing career around campaigns, memoirs, and imperial history. His work is closely tied to the Napoleonic world and to 19th-century French military memory.

Du Casse died in Paris in 1893. Today he is mainly remembered by readers of French history for books on Napoleon, the Empire, and military affairs, as well as for preserving documents that helped shape later understanding of that era.