Louis Chardigny (1909âÂÂ1990) was a French historian. He authored several books about Napoleon. He won three prizes from the Académie française: the Prix dâÂÂAcadémie for Maréchaux de France in 1942; the Prix Thérouanne for Les maréchaux de Napoléon in 1948; and the Prix Eugène Colas for LâÂÂhomme Napoléon in 1948.