Jean-Jacques Uhrich

Jean-Jacques Uhrich
Born	(1802-02-15)15 February 1802 Phalsbourg, France
Died	9 October 1886(1886-10-09) (aged 84) Paris, France
Buried	Père-Lachaise Cemetery Paris, France
Allegiance	Bourbon Restoration July Monarchy  French Second Republic  Second French Empire  French Third Republic
Service/branch	French Army
Years of service	1820–1867, 1870
Rank	Général de division
Battles/wars	Second Italian War of Independence Franco-Prussian War Siege of Strasbourg
Awards	Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor
Relations	Maurice Gamelin (grand-nephew)

Jean-Jacques Alexis Uhrich, (born 15 February 1802 in Phalsbourg, Moselle, France, died 9 October 1886 in Paris) was a French général de division (divisional general). He was the great uncle of Général d'armée Maurice Gamelin (1872–1958). Military governor of the city of Strasbourg in 1870, Uhrich is best known for his service during the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871) as the commander of French forces during the Siege of Strasbourg and for surrendering the city to German forces.