Armand Louis Joseph Denis de Fitte de Soucy (or Louis Joseph Defitte; 26 March 1796 – 21 January 1862) was a French soldier who served in Senegal, Guadeloupe and Martinique, and rose to the rank of divisional general.
[1] His family had long belonged to the noblesse de robe of Paris and included officials in finance and also members of the army.
He chose to join the artillery when he graduated, and on 1 April 1814 was made a second lieutenant in the 8th regiment.
De Fitte left active service in 1818, but in 1819 was assigned to Senegal as an acting lieutenant.
[3] He organized a corps of Senegalese tirailleurs (light infantry), but this was halted by imperial decree of 21 July 1857.
[10] He was forced to retire from the governorship of Martinique due to poor health and was placed in the reserve.
[10] Armand de Fitte died on 21 January 1862 in Versailles, Yvelines at the age of 65.