Names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe
Encyclopedia
The following is the list of the names of the 660 persons inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe
, in Paris
. Most of them are generals who served during the First French Empire
(1804–1814) with additional figures from the French Revolution
(1789–1799).
Underlined names signify that that person was killed in action
.
ARMEES DU NORD . DES ARDENNES . DE LA MOSELLE . DU RHIN
. DE SAMBRE ET MEUSE . DE RHIN ET MOSELLE . DE HOLLANDE . DE HANOVRE
ARMEES du DANUBE . D'HELVETIE . DES GRISONS . DES ALPES
. DU VAR
. D'ITALIE . DE ROME . DE NAPLES
ARMEES DE DALMATIE . D'EGYPTE . D'ESPAGNE . DE PORTUGAL . D'ANDALOUSIE . D'ARRAGON . DE CATALOGNE . DU MIDI
ARMEES DES PYRENEES ORales . DES PYRENEES OCales
. DE L'OUEST
. DE RESERVE . DU CAMP DE BOULOGNE . GRANDE ARMEE
Arc de Triomphe
-The design:The astylar design is by Jean Chalgrin , in the Neoclassical version of ancient Roman architecture . Major academic sculptors of France are represented in the sculpture of the Arc de Triomphe: Jean-Pierre Cortot; François Rude; Antoine Étex; James Pradier and Philippe Joseph Henri Lemaire...
, in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. Most of them are generals who served during the First French Empire
First French Empire
The First French Empire , also known as the Greater French Empire or Napoleonic Empire, was the empire of Napoleon I of France...
(1804–1814) with additional figures from the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
(1789–1799).
Underlined names signify that that person was killed in action
Killed in action
Killed in action is a casualty classification generally used by militaries to describe the deaths of their own forces at the hands of hostile forces. The United States Department of Defense, for example, says that those declared KIA need not have fired their weapons but have been killed due to...
.
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| Je BONAPARTE Jérôme Bonaparte Jérôme-Napoléon Bonaparte, French Prince, King of Westphalia, 1st Prince of Montfort was the youngest brother of Napoleon, who made him king of Westphalia... |
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| CHARTRES | VICHERY | LUCKNER Nicolas Luckner Nikolaus, Count Luckner was a German in French service who rose to become a Marshal of France. .... |
GROUCHY | AMBERT | PONCET | BROUSSIER | DUHESME Guillaume Philibert Duhesme Guillaume Philibert, 1st Count Duhesme was a French general during the Napoleonic Wars.-Revolution:... |
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| DUMONCEAU | MARGARON | LAFAYETTE | VILLARET J. Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse was a French admiral.-Early career:Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse was born in Auch, in the heart of Gascony. The Villaret de Joyeuse family figured among the minor nobility from Languedoc... |
LAUBADERE | DELAAGE | GRATIEN | GIRARD Jean-Baptiste Girard (soldier) Jean-Baptiste Girard , was a French soldier, général and baron d'Empire, who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.-Biography:... |
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| DEMBARRERE | GÉRARD, F. | DUMOURIEZ Charles François Dumouriez Charles-François du Périer Dumouriez was a French general during the French Revolutionary Wars. He shared the victory at Valmy with General François Christophe Kellermann, but later deserted the Revolutionary Army and became a royalist intriguer during the reign of Napoleon.-Early life:Dumouriez... |
DILLON Arthur Dillon (1750-1794) *Biographie moderne, Paris Eymery Éditeur ;... |
TAPONIER | BARBOU | CHAMPMORIN | LETORT Louis-Michel Letort de Lorville Louis-Michel Letort de Lorville was a French general of the Napoleonic Wars. He was made a baron de l'Empire on 9 September 1810, général de brigade on 30 January 1813, and acted as aide de camp to Napoleon himself... |
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| VERHUELL | PIRÉ | KELLERMANN François Christophe Kellermann François Christophe Kellermann or de Kellermann, 1st Duc de Valmy was a French military commander, later the Général d'Armée, and a Marshal of France... |
CHARBONIER | LAMARCHE | BONNEAU | QUENTIN Pierre Quantin Pierre Quantin was a French general. Quantin attained the rank of general de brigade in July 1796 and was promoted to general de division the next month... |
FRIANT Louis Friant Louis Friant was born in the village of Morlancourt, 8 km south of Albert near the river Somme. The village would later suffer the misfortune of lying along the Western Front trench-lines of World War I.... |
BURTHE | MICHEL Claude-Etienne Michel General Claude-Étienne Michel , an officer in Napoleon's army, was second in command of the Chasseur Division of the Guard and commander of its Brigade of Middle Guard... |
| ROUYER Marie François Rouyer Marie François Rouyer was a French general during the Napoleonic Wars. In 1783 he joined the army of a German state and became a lieutenant of dragoons within three years. In 1791 he joined the French army as an infantry captain. He fought in the French Revolutionary Wars, becoming an Adjutant... |
BALTUS Basile Guy Marie Victor Baltus de Pouilly Basil Baltus de Pouilly was a French general during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.- Life :Basil Guy Marie Victor Baltus de Pouilly was born in Metz on January 2, 1766... |
TRUGUET | MIRANDA Francisco de Miranda Sebastián Francisco de Miranda Ravelo y Rodríguez de Espinoza , commonly known as Francisco de Miranda , was a Venezuelan revolutionary... |
COLAUD | DESENFANTS | DAVID | MONTCHOISY | DUBOIS-THEIMVle | FOULER |
| SEROUX | PROST | BEURNONVILLE | VALENCE | HATRY Jacques Maurice Hatry Jacques Maurice Hatry was a French general.A colonel on the outbreak of the French Revolution, he rose to général de division in 1794 and fought with distinction in the armée du Nord, des armée des Ardennes and Armée de la Moselle at the Battle of Fleurus and blockade of Luxembourg Jacques Maurice... |
MORLOT Antoine Morlot Antoine Morlot was a French general, notable for his participation in the battle of Kaiserslautern. He is buried at the cimetière du Père-Lachaise.... |
OLIVIER | MERMET Julien Augustin Joseph Mermet General Julien Augustin Joseph Mermet fought in the Napoleonic Wars as a division commander in Italy and in the Peninsular War.-Empire:... |
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| HANICQUE | DOMMANGET | DAMPIERRE | TILLY | DUFOUR Georges Joseph Dufour Georges Joseph Dufour was a French Republican and military commander during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars.-Biography:... |
LEMOINE | MALHER Jean-Pierre Firmin Malher Jean-Pierre Firmin Malher, born 29 June 1761 and died 13 March 1808, joined the army of the First French Republic and fought in the French Revolutionary Wars. During the Napoleonic Wars he rose in rank to command a division. He was accidentally killed in 1808 while on campaign in Spain... |
POINSOT | DAVRANGE | PERCY Pierre-François Percy -Biography:Pierre-François Percy, was born on October 28, 1754 in Montagney, .After studying in Besancon, he became army surgeon in 1782.... |
| PUTHOD | BONNAIRE | CUSTINE | FERRAND Jacques Ferrand Jacques Ferrand was a French physician born around 1575 in Agen, France. He is famous for his treatise on melancholia, Traicte de l'essence et guerison de l'amour ou de la melancholie erotique, an early psychological work on melancholia. It was for this work he was put on trial for by the... |
LIGNEVILLE | MEUNIER | LEVAL | DARNAUD | BELLAIR | PETIET |
| St GERMAIN | JOUBERT, J. | HOUCHARD Jean Nicolas Houchard Jean Nicolas Houchard was a French General of the French Revolution and the French Revolutionary Wars.-Biography:... |
CHAZOT | BONNARD | MARCEAU | SAHUC Louis Michel Antoine Sahuc Louis-Michel-Antoine Sahuc, born 7 January 1755 – died 24 October 1813, joined the French Royal Army and spent 20 years there before fighting in the French Revolutionary Wars. He rose to command a French cavalry regiment and later became a general officer... |
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| DESSAIX, J. | DAMAS | LATOUCHE | LANDREMONT | DEJEAN | DEBELLE Jean-François Joseph Debelle Jean-François Joseph Debelle was a French general and soldier. He fought at the battle of Fleurus , headed the Armée d'Italie's artillery in its retreat to France after the battle of Novi, and participated in the Saint-Domingue expedition, on which he died aged 34 of yellow fever... |
MONTRICHARD Joseph Hélie Désiré Perruquet de Montrichard Joseph Hélie Désiré Perruquet de Montrichard was a French general of the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. His name is inscribed on the north side of the Arc de Triomphe.... |
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| MISSIESSY | MONFORT | PICHEGRU | LANOUE | SOUHAM Joseph Souham Joseph Souham was a French general who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was born at Lubersac and died at Versailles.-French revolutionary years:... |
HARDY | BOYER | PAJOL | VASSEROT | LOCHET |
| VANDERMAESEN Edmé-Martin Vandermaesen Edmé-Martin Vandermaesen was a French general of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars... |
PENNE | JOURDAN Jean-Baptiste Jourdan Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, 1st Comte Jourdan , enlisted as a private in the French royal army and rose to command armies during the French Revolutionary Wars. Emperor Napoleon I of France named him a Marshal of France in 1804 and he also fought in the Napoleonic Wars. After 1815, he became reconciled... |
PULLY | KILMAINE | LORGE Jean Thomas Guillaume Lorge Jean Thomas Guillaume Lorge , was a French cavalry commander during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.... |
MARCOGNET Pierre-Louis Binet de Marcognet Pierre-Louis Binet de Marcognet joined the French army in 1781 as an officer cadet and fought in the American Revolutionary War. During the French Revolutionary Wars he fought in the Army of the Rhine and was wounded at First and Second Wissembourg... |
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| DOUMERC Jean-Pierre Doumerc Jean-Pierre Doumerc, born 7 October 1767 – died 29 March 1847, joined a French cavalry regiment at the beginning of the French Revolution and rose in rank to command a cuirassier regiment by the start of the First French Empire. During the Napoleonic Wars he first led cavalry brigades and... |
HAMELIN | HOCHE Lazare Hoche Louis Lazare Hoche was a French soldier who rose to be general of the Revolutionary army.Born of poor parents near Versailles, he enlisted at sixteen as a private soldier in the Gardes Françaises... |
DABOVILLE | VANDAMME | LAHOUSSAYE | LAROCHE | DAUMESNIL | JAMIN, J.B. | COSMAO |
| AMEY | HULOT | BERNADOTTE | CARNOT | LEMAIRE André Joseph Lemaire André Joseph Lemaire was a French general of artillery during the French Revolutionary Wars. He served in Jean-Baptiste Jourdan's Army of the Danube in the invasion of southwestern Germany in 1799. He retired after the Treaty of Lunéville in 1800 and died in 1802.... |
GILOT | GUILLEMINOT Armand Charles Guilleminot Armand Charles, Count Guilleminot , was a French general during the Napoleonic wars.... |
GOUVION | CURELI | BINOT |
| BORDESOULLE Étienne Tardif de Pommeroux de Bordesoulle Étienne Tardif de Pommeroux, comte de Bordesoulle was a French nobleman and soldier, who fought in the Napoleonic Wars and the Spanish expedition.-Early career:... |
BARDET | CHAMPIONNET | DUVAL | HARVILLE Louis Auguste Juvénal des Ursins d'Harville Louis Auguste Jouvenel des Ursins, Count of Harville , was a general of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars, and a politician of France. He was present at the Battle of Jemappes on 6 November 1792 and led the Reserve Division at the subsequent Siege of Namur.... |
PAILLARD | FAUCONNET | BASTOUL | HAMELINAYE | RIGAU |
| LEFOL | VILLATTE Eugene-Casimir Villatte Eugène-Casimir Villatte, Comte d'Oultremont fought in the French army during the Wars of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars. He rose to command a division at many of the important battles in the Peninsular War... |
LEFEBVRE François Joseph Lefebvre François Joseph Lefebvre, First Duc de Dantzig was a French military commander during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and one of the original eighteen Marshals of the Empire created by Napoleon.... |
LEVENEUR | SPARRE | WATRIN François Watrin François Watrin was a French infantry commander during the French Revolutionary Wars.... |
DORSNER | BEAUREPAIRE Nicolas-Joseph Beaurepaire Nicolas-Joseph Beaurepaire was a French officer.Born in Coulommiers, he commanded the defense of Verdun against the invading Allied armies of the First Coalition, shortly before they were stopped at the Battle of Valmy... |
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| DONOP | DE St MARS | GRUNDLER | SCHNEIDER |
Armée du Rhin
The Army of the Rhine is the overall name for one of the main French Revolutionary armies, that operated in the German theater along the River Rhine...
. DE SAMBRE ET MEUSE . DE RHIN ET MOSELLE . DE HOLLANDE . DE HANOVRE
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| NARBONNE | BOYELDIEU | MOREAU Jean Victor Marie Moreau Jean Victor Marie Moreau was a French general who helped Napoleon Bonaparte to power, but later became a rival and was banished to the United States.- Early life :Moreau was born at Morlaix in Brittany... |
GERARD Étienne Maurice Gérard Étienne Maurice Gérard, comte Gérard was a French general and statesman. He served under a succession of French governments including the ancien regime monarchy, the Revolutionary governments, the Restorations, the July Monarchy, the First and Second Republics, and the First Empire , becoming... |
TURREAU Louis Marie Turreau Louis Marie Turreau , also known as Turreau de Garambouville or Turreau de Linières, was a French general officer of the French Revolutionary Wars. He was most notable as the organisor of the colonnes infernales during the war in the Vendée, which massacred tens of thousands of Vendéens and ravaged... |
DESJARDINS Jacques Desjardin Jacques Desjardin or Jacques Jardin or Jacques Desjardins; enlisted in the French royal army as a young man and eventually became a sergeant. During the first years of the French Revolutionary Wars he enjoyed very rapid promotion to the rank of general officer in the army of the First French... |
CARRA St CYR Claude Carra Saint-Cyr Claude Carra Saint-Cyr was a French general and diplomat, noted for his participation to the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.... |
BEAUPUY Michel de Beaupuy Armand-Michel Bacharetie de Beaupuy was a French general of the Revolution.-Republican of noble blood:Michel Beaupuy was born in 1755 in a noble family of the Périgord... |
BARBANÈGRE Joseph Barbanègre Joseph Barbanègre was a French General and a Baron of the First French Empire. He was entrenched in Huningue during the third siege of the city by the Habsburgs in 1815.-Biography:... |
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| CLARKE Henri Jacques Guillaume Clarke Henri-Jacques-Guillaume Clarke, 1st Count of Hunebourg, 1st Duke of Feltre , born in Landrecies, was a Marshal of France and French politician of Irish descent.Clarke entered the French army in 1782... |
BERCKHEIM | BRUIX | MAISON Nicolas Joseph Maison Nicolas Joseph Maison, 1er Marquis Maison was a Marshal of France and Minister of War.-French revolution and Napoléon:Maison was born at born in Épinay-sur-Seine, near Paris.... |
DESSOLES Jean-Joseph, Marquis Dessolles Jean Joseph Paul Augustin, Marquis Dessolles was a French statesman. He was the prime minister of France from 29 December 1818 to 18 November 1819.... |
NANSOUTY Étienne Marie Antoine Champion de Nansouty Count Étienne-Marie-Antoine-Champion de Nansouty was a French cavalry commander during the French Revolutionary Wars who rose to the rank of General of Division in 1803 and subsequently held important military commands during the Napoleonic Wars. Of noble Burgundian descent, he was a student at... |
DECOUZ | VALHUBERT Jean-Marie Valhubert Jean-Marie Mellon Roger, better known as Jackass or le général Valhubert, was born on October 22nd 1764, at Avranches in Normandy, and died December 3rd, 1805 at Brünn. He was a French General during the French Revolution.... |
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| THARREAU Jean Victor Tharreau Jean Victor Tharreau , 15 January 1767, Le May-sur-Èvre – 26 September 1812, was a General of Division in the Army of the French Empire.... |
ORNANO (D') Philippe Antoine d'Ornano Philippe Antoine d'Ornano, 1st Comte d'Ornano was a French soldier and political figure who rose to the rank of Marshal of France. He was made Count d'Ornano of the French Empire in 1808... |
MICHAUD | MOUTON Georges Mouton Georges Mouton, comte de Lobau was a French soldier and political figure who rose to the rank of Marshal of France.-Biography:Born in Phalsbourg, Lorraine, he enlisted in the French Revolutionary Army in 1792... |
BONET | DELMAS | CURIAL Philibert Jean-Baptiste Curial Philibert-Jean-Baptiste François Joseph, comte Curial was a general in the Napoleon army.-References:... |
DEBILLY Jean Louis Debilly Jean Louis Debilly, General of Brigade in the Grande Armée, was born 30 July 1763 in Dreux, Eure-et-Loire, France, and died 14 October 1806, in the French victory over the Kingdom of Prussia at the Battle of Jena-Auerstadt... |
MARIN | LEPIC Louis Lepic Louis Lepic, count, was a French commander of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, who eventually rose to the rank of général de division and held the prestigious command of the Grenadiers à Cheval de la Garde Impériale, the senior heavy cavalry regiment of the Imperial Guard.-Early... |
| LEMAROIS | KNIAZIEWICZ Karol Kniaziewicz Baron Karol Otto Kniaziewicz was a Polish general and political activist.... |
GOUVION-SAINT-CYR | LECOURBE | COMPANS Jean Dominique Compans Count Jean Dominique Compans was a French Divisional General from 1811 and a participant of Napoleonic Wars.... |
FRIRION | BEAUMONT Marc Antoine de Beaumont Marc Antoine Bonnin de la Bonninière de Beaumont, born 23 September 1763 – died 4 February 1830, a French nobleman, became a page to the king and joined the army of the Old Regime. He stayed in the army during the French Revolution and narrowly escaped being executed... |
CAMPANA François Frédéric Campana Francesco Federico Campana was an Italian général de brigade who served in the armies of Napoleon I of France.- Life :... |
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| TREILLARD Anne-François-Charles Trelliard Anne-François-Charles Trelliard or Treillard or Treilhard, born 7 February 1764 – died 14 May 1832, joined the cavalry of the French Royal Army as a cadet gentleman in 1780. During the French Revolutionary Wars he fought in Germany and Holland, eventually rising in rank to become a general... |
PLAUZONNE | NEY Michel Ney Michel Ney , 1st Duc d'Elchingen, 1st Prince de la Moskowa was a French soldier and military commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was one of the original 18 Marshals of France created by Napoleon I... |
Ste SUZANNE | MONTBRUN | CLAPAREDE Michel Marie Claparède Michel Marie Claparède was a French general. His name is engraved on the Arc de Triomphe.- Life :... |
CERVONI Jean-Baptiste Cervoni Jean-Baptiste Cervoni became a general officer in the French army during the French Revolutionary Wars and was killed in action in 1809 during the Napoleonic Wars.-Revolution:... |
GAUTIER | PELET Jean-Jacques Germain Pelet-Clozeau Jean-Jacques Germain Pelet-Clozeau joined the French army in 1800 and soon became a topographic engineer. He saw much service during the Napoleonic Wars. Asked to serve on the staff of Marshal André Masséna in 1805, he fought in Italy where he was wounded. He accompanied Masséna to southern Italy... |
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| DUTAILLIS | DERY | MACDONALD | FERINO Pierre Marie Barthélemy Ferino Pierre Marie Barthélemy Ferino, , was a general and politician of France. Born in the Savoy, he was the son of a low-ranking officer in the Habsburg military. In 1789, during the French Revolution, he went to France, where he received a commission in the French Army... |
LARIBOISSIERE Jean Ambroise Baston de Lariboisière Jean Ambroise Baston de Lariboisière, also Count de Lariboisière, was a general of artillery of the First French Empire. He fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars and died of fatigue at Königsberg in East Prussia on 21 December 1812, during the Grand Army's retreat from... |
BISSON Baptiste Pierre Bisson Baptiste-Pierre-François Bisson, born 16 February 1767 at Montpellier, France and died 26 July 1811, at Mantua in the Kingdom of Italy, joined the French army and rose rapidly in rank during the French Revolutionary Wars. He served as a division commander in the Grand Armée of Emperor Napoleon in... |
LTr MAUBOURG Marie Victor de Fay, marquis de Latour-Maubourg Marie Victor Nicolas de Fay, marquis de Latour-Maubourg was a French cavalry commander starting under the Ancien Régime of France, and rising to prominence during the First French Empire... |
CAULAINCOURT Auguste-Jean-Gabriel de Caulaincourt Auguste-Jean-Gabriel, comte de Caulaincourt was a French cavalry commander who rose to the rank of general during the First French Empire... |
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| FOUCHER | CHOUARD | OUDINOT | GRENIER Paul Grenier Paul Grenier joined the French royal army and rapidly rose to general officer rank during the French Revolutionary Wars. He led a division in the 1796-1797 campaign in southern Germany. During the 1800 campaign in the Electorate of Bavaria he was a wing commander... |
GUDIN | WALTHER Frédéric Henri Walther Frederic-Louis-Henri Walther , was an Alsatian-born general of division and a supporter of Napoleon Bonaparte. He fought for France in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars.... |
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| CLÉMENT, L.R. | BOYER, J. | DAVOUST Louis Nicolas Davout Louis-Nicolas d'Avout , better known as Davout, 1st Duke of Auerstaedt, 1st Prince of Eckmühl, was a Marshal of France during the Napoleonic Era. His prodigious talent for war along with his reputation as a stern disciplinarian, earned him the title "The Iron Marshal"... |
SCHAAL | MORAND Charles Antoine Morand Charles Antoine Louis Alexis Morand Comte de l'Empire, was a general of the French army army during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars... |
BRUYERE | DURUTTE Pierre François Joseph Durutte Pierre François Joseph Durutte joined the French army at the beginning of the French Revolutionary Wars. Rapidly promoted for feats of bravery under fire at Jemappes in 1792 and Hondschoote in 1793, he found himself appointed to serve as a staff officer... |
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| DELAGRANGE, A. | GOURÉ | LANNES Jean Lannes Jean Lannes, 1st Duc de Montebello, was a Marshal of France. He was one of Napoleon's most daring and talented generals. Napoleon once commented on Lannes: "I found him a pygmy and left him a giant"... |
BOURCIER François Antoine Louis Bourcier François Antoine Louis Bourcier was a French cavalry officer and divisional general of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.... |
LEGRAND Claude Juste Alexandre Legrand Claude Just Alexandre Louis Legrand was a French general. He commanded French divisions at several notable battles of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He rose to senator on 5 April 1813, then Pair de France on 4 June 1814 and chevalier de Saint-Louis on 27 June 1814... |
BOUDET Jean Boudet Jean Boudet was a French général de division of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. The campaigns in which he was involved include the Saint-Domingue expedition... |
KLEIN | MORLAND | DURRIEU | DARU |
| MARULAZ | SÉGUR, PH. | MORTIER | RICHEPANCE Antoine Richepanse Antoine Richepanse was a French revolutionary general and colonial administrator.-Military career:Richepanse was born in Metz as the son of an officer of the Regiment of Conti... |
LABOISSIERE | ROCHAMBEAU | HEUDELET | MAZAS | WATHIEZ | COËHORN |
| GUYOT de LACOUR | VALLIN Louis Vallin Louis Vallin was a French general. He was involved on the Royalist side in the French intervention in Spain. His name is inscribed in the 12th column on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.-Source:... |
BESSIERES Jean-Baptiste Bessières Jean-Baptiste Bessières, 1st Duc d' Istria was a Marshal of France of the Napoleonic Era. His younger brother, Bertrand, followed in his footsteps and eventually became a Divisional General... |
ÉBLÉ Jean Baptiste Eble Jean Baptiste Eblé was a French General, Engineer and Artilleryman during the Napoleonic Wars. He is credited with saving Napoleon's Grand Army from complete destruction in 1812.-Biography:... |
CHERIN | DELZONS Alexis Joseph Delzons Alexis Joseph Delzons was a French general of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was killed in the battle of Maloyaroslavets.-French Revolutionary Wars:... |
DONZELOT François-Xavier Donzelot Baron François-Xavier Donzelot was a French general and a Governor of the Ionian Islands and Martinique. He was the son of François Donzelot and Jeanne–Baptiste Maire and had a brother named Joseph. He became a general of the French army in March 1801. Months later, he signed the surrender... |
VIALA Joseph Agricol Viala Joseph Agricol Viala was a child hero in the French Revolutionary Army.-Life:... |
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| DEFRANCE Jean-Marie Defrance Jean-Marie Defrance was a French General of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was also a member of the Council of Five Hundred , and a teacher at the military school of Rebais, Champagne.Defrance had an extensive and successful military career in the French... |
LALAING D'AUDde | PONIATOWSKY Józef Antoni Poniatowski Prince Józef Antoni Poniatowski was a Polish leader, general, minister of war and army chief, who became a Marshal of France.-Early Austrian years and war with Turkey:... |
MARESCOT Armand Samuel de Marescot Armand Samuel de Marescot, born in Tours on 1 March 1758, died November 5, 1832 at Castle Chaslay near Montoire Loir-et-Cher was a French general of engineering in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.... |
SORBIER | CONROUX | BELLAVESNE Jacques Nicolas Bellavène Jacques Nicolas Bellavène was a French general. His name is engraved on the east side of the Arc de triomphe.- Life :... |
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| DUMOUSTIER | DELAGRANGE, CH. | ROSILY François Étienne de Rosily-Mesros François Étienne de Rosily-Mesros was a French naval commander of the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. He is notable as being chosen by Napoleon to succeed Villeneuve as commander of the combined Franco-Spanish fleet at Cádiz fleet, arriving to take up his appointment just after its... |
RAPP Jean Rapp Jean Rapp was a French Army general during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.Rapp was born the son of the janitor of the town-hall of Colmar. He began theological studies to became a clergy man, but with his build and heated character, he was better suited to the military,... |
KIRGENER | D'HAUTPOUL Jean-Joseph Ange d'Hautpoul Jean-Joseph Ange d'Hautpoul was a French cavalry general of the Napoleonic wars. He came from an old noble family of France whose military tradition extended for several centuries.... |
TEULIÉ | MARION | GENTIL St ALPse | GUYOT |
| ALMÉRAS Louis Alméras Baron Louis Alméras was a French general of the humblest origin. He distinguished himself under Napoleon in Italy and Egypt, and was taken prisoner by the Russians in the retreat from Moscow. Returning to France after Napoleon's fall, he was made chevalier of St... |
MONTESQUIOU- Fac | LAURISTON | SAVARY Anne Jean Marie René Savary Anne Jean Marie René Savary, 1st Duc de Rovigo , French general and diplomat, was born at Marcq in the Ardennes.-Biography:... |
DUROC | DESPAGNE | FRESSINET | HERVO | FOISSAC-LATur | DAHLMANN Nicolas Dahlmann Nicolas Dahlmann was a French cavalry general of the Napoleonic wars.-Early life:Dahlmann was born in Thionville as a son of a trumpeter and enlisted in the French Army in 1777 at the age of 8, where his father and older brother were already serving in the Regiment Dauphin Cavalerie, which later... |
| ALBERT | DEDON François Louis Dedon-Duclos François Louis Dedon-Duclos was a French military commander of the Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He entered military service in the Artillery School of Metz, 1 April 1777, and in 15 July 1780 he had the grade of Lieutenant. He was promoted to Captain 17 May 1787... |
VILLENEUVE | DROUET Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon Jean-Baptiste Drouet, comte d'Erlon was a marshal of France and a soldier in Napoleon's Army. D'Erlon notably commanded the I Corps of the Armée du Nord at the battle of Waterloo.... |
Mieu DUMAS | CORBINEAU Claude Corbineau Claude Louis Constant Esprit Juvénal Gabriel Corbineau was a French general. His two brothers Jean and Hercule also fought in both these wars and together the three men were known as "les trois Horaces" .... |
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| CHEMINEAU | WATHIER Pierre Watier Pierre Watier , was a French general of division.Born at Laon, Aisne, Watier is one of 660 personalities to have their name engraved under the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, the city where he died. His name appears on the 12th column and is spelt WATHIER.... |
MOLITOR Gabriel Jean Joseph Molitor Gabriel-Jean-Joseph, comte Molitor , was a Marshal of France, born in Hayingen in Lorraine.Upon the outbreak of the French Revolution, Molitor joined the French revolutionary armies as a captain in a battalion of militia. In 1793 he was given command of a brigade and served under Hoche under whom... |
BERTRAND | SONGIS | GRANDJEAN | ABBATUCCI Jean Charles Abbatucci Jean Charles Abbatucci or Abatucci was a French general during the War of the First Coalition... |
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| MOREAUX | GROS | ROSAMEL Claude Charles Marie du Campe de Rosamel Claude Charles Marie du Campe de Rosamel was a French politician and naval officer.Rosamel was born at the Chateau Rosamel à Frencq on June 24, 1774. He was commander of the Pomane in battle against the British... |
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Armée des Alpes
The Army of the Alps was one of the French Revolutionary armies. It existed from 1792-97 and from July to August 1799, and the name was also used on and off right up until 1939 for France's army on its border with Italy.-1792-7:...
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Armée du Var
The Army of the Var was one of the French Revolutionary armies. It was established along the River Var, the frontier between France and Piedmont, and charged with protecting Provence from invasion.In reality its name was not official...
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| Ls BONAPARTE Louis Bonaparte Louis Napoléon Bonaparte, Prince Français, Comte de Saint-Leu , King of Holland , was the fifth surviving child and the fourth surviving son of Carlo Buonaparte and Letizia Ramolino... |
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| KELLERMANN, F | RUTY | ANSELME Jacques Bernard d'Anselme Jacques Bernard d'Anselme was a French general, notable as the first commander of the Army of the Var. He became a knight of Saint Louis on 18 April 1770... |
SERURIER | BON Louis André Bon Louis André Bon was a French general of the French Revolutionary Wars, best known for his participation in the 1798 French invasion of Egypt-Life:... |
CHARPENTIER | POUGET | GRIGNY | MAGON Charles René Magon de Médine Charles René Magon de Médine was a French contre-amiral killed at the battle of Trafalgar whilst commanding the ship-of-the-line Algésiras - his conduct in the battle is seen by French historians as one of the few redeeming features of that disaster, and his name appears on the Arc de Triomphe... |
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| RIVAUD de la Rere Olivier Macoux Rivaud de la Raffinière Olivier Macoux Rivaud de la Raffinière was a French infantry commander during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.-Military Service:... |
SOULT, P. Pierre Benoît Soult Pierre Benoît Soult joined the French royal army before the French Revolution. He fought in the French Revolutionary Wars, emerging from the conflict as colonel of a cavalry regiment. A good deal of his early career was spent as aide-de-camp to his more talented brother Nicolas Soult who became... |
BRUNET | MURAT Joachim Murat Joachim-Napoléon Murat , Marshal of France and Grand Admiral or Admiral of France, 1st Prince Murat, was Grand Duke of Berg from 1806 to 1808 and then King of Naples from 1808 to 1815... |
LANUSSE | DAMAS François-Étienne de Damas -Life:Damas was born in Paris. Destined by his family for a career in architecture, instead he joined the National Guard on 14 July 1789 and served in the camp sous Paris in 1792. Damas's mathematical knowledge led général Meusnier of the engineers to choose him as his aide-de-camp on coming to... |
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| FIORELLA | DIGEON Alexandre, vicomte Digeon Alexander Elisabeth Michel vicomte Digeon, born 27 June 1771 - died 2 August 1826, fought in the French Revolutionary Wars in the cavalry. He became a general officer during the Napoleonic Wars, fighting in a number of important battles... |
BIRON Armand Louis de Gontaut Armand Louis de Gontaut, Duc de Lauzun, later duc de Biron, and usually referred to by historians of the French Revolution simply as Biron was a French soldier and politician, known for the part he played in the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary Wars.-Early titles:Born in... |
BEAUHARNAIS Eugène de Beauharnais Eugène Rose de Beauharnais, Prince Français, Prince of Venice, Viceroy of the Kingdom of Italy, Hereditary Grand Duke of Frankfurt, 1st Duke of Leuchtenberg and 1st Prince of Eichstätt ad personam was the first child and only son of Alexandre, Vicomte de Beauharnais and Joséphine Tascher de la... |
RUSCA Jean-Baptiste Dominique Rusca Jean-Baptiste Dominique Rusca was born in the County of Nice, part of the Kingdom of Sardinia. By profession a medical doctor, he advocated the cause of the French Revolution and was expelled by the Sardinian authorities. In 1793, he treated the French sick and wounded during the Siege of Toulon... |
GAZAN | SOULÈS | CHARTON | BESSIÈRES, B. Bertrand Bessières Bertrand Bessières, 1st Baron Bessières , was a French general of the Napoleonic Wars... |
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| VIGNOLLE | LAPLANE | DUMERBION Pierre Jadart Dumerbion Pierre Jadart Dumerbion or Pierre Jadart du Merbion joined the French army as a junior officer in 1754 and fought in the Seven Years War. As an experienced officer, he was promoted to colonel in 1792 at the start of the French Revolutionary Wars. He soon became a general officer and found himself... |
MARMONT | GARDANNE Gaspard Amédée Gardanne Gaspard Amédée Gardanne was a French general who fought in the Napoleonic Wars.-Biography:Born at at Solliès-Pont, he joined the French royal army in 1779. After the French Revolution he joined a volunteer unit as an officer. He fought under Napoleon Bonaparte during the 1796-1797 and 1800... |
BEKER Nicolas Léonard Beker Nicolas Léonard Beker or Nicolas Léonard Becker or Nicolas Léonard Bagert, born 18 January 1770 – died 18 November 1840, joined the French army as a dragoon before the French Revolutionary Wars and rose in rank to become a general officer. In 1800 he married the sister of Louis Desaix, who... |
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| FAULTRIER | JEANIN | MONTESQUIOU | MENOU | DUBOIS | MARCHAND Jean Gabriel Marchand Jean Gabriel Marchand, 1st Count Marchand went from being an attorney to a company commander in the army of the First French Republic in 1791. He fought almost exclusively in Italy throughout the French Revolutionary Wars and served on the staffs of a number of generals... |
CHABRAN Joseph Chabran Joseph Chabran , was a French infantry commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Peninsular War.... |
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| CAFFARELLI, A. Marie-François Auguste de Caffarelli du Falga Marie-François Auguste de Caffarelli du Falga was a French général de division of Italian descent. Two of his brothers were also generals... |
DODE Guillaume Dode de la Brunerie Guillaume Dode de la Brunerie was a Marshal of France. On February 12, 1812, he married the daughter of Marshal Pérignon, Agathe-Virginie.-Early life and French revolutionary wars:... |
DUMAS Thomas-Alexandre Dumas Thomas-Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie, was a hero of the French Revolution and General in Napoleon's army. He is better known as Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, General of the French Revolution and the father of author Alexandre Dumas, père, and grandfather of author Alexandre Dumas, fils... |
PERRÉE | St HILAIRE | DALLEMAGNE Claude Dallemagne Claude Dallemagne started his career in the French army under the Bourbons, fought in the American Revolutionary War, rose in rank to become a general officer during the French Revolutionary Wars, took part in the 1796 Italian campaign under Napoleon Bonaparte, and held military posts during the... |
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| SANSON | FABRE | MASSENA André Masséna André Masséna 1st Duc de Rivoli, 1st Prince d'Essling was a French military commander during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.... |
LAPOYPE Jean François Cornu de La Poype Jean François Cornu de La Poype was a French military leader. He was born in Lyon, to a noble, military family.- French Revolutionary Wars :... |
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| PERNETY | DELAMOTTE, A. | BERTHIER | REYNIER | DOMBROWSKY | COLLI | EXELMANS | BANEL | MONTÉLÉGIER | BIGARRE |
| LASOWSKI | GARBÉ | AUGEREAU | LAHARPE Amedee Emmanuel Francois Laharpe Amédée Emmanuel François Laharpe fought in the armies of the First French Republic during the French Revolutionary Wars, led a division in Italy under Napoleon Bonaparte, and died after being hit by friendly fire.-Early career:... |
DOMMARTIN Elzéard Auguste Cousin de Dommartin Elzéard Auguste Cousin de Dommartin became a French general during the French Revolutionary Wars, fought in Italy under Napoleon Bonaparte, and commanded the artillery division of the Armée d'Orient during the French invasion of Egypt in 1798.-Life:Cousin de Dommartin received his first commission... |
ZAYONSCHECK Józef Zajaczek Prince Józef Zajączek , was a Polish general and politician.His first important military post was that of an aide-de-camp to hetman Franciszek Ksawery Branicki... |
LEDRU des ESSds | STENGEL Henri Christian Michel de Stengel Henri Christian Michel de Stengel joined the French royal army, rapidly rose to general officer rank during the French Revolutionary Wars, and was mortally wounded in Italian campaign while serving in General Napoleon Bonaparte's army.-Early career:Born in Neustadt an der Weinstraße in the... |
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| SARRUT | STROLTZ | JOUBERT Barthélemy Catherine Joubert Barthélemy Catherine Joubert was a French general. He joined the royal French army in 1784 and rose rapidly in rank during the French Revolutionary Wars. Napoleon Bonaparte recognized his talents and gave him increased responsibilities... |
RAMPON Antoine-Guillaume Rampon Antoine-Guillaume Rampon joined the French army as a private soldier and rose in rank to become a general officer during the French Revolutionary Wars. He fought in many battles under Napoleon Bonaparte in Italy and Egypt. In one celebrated battle, he rallied his troops to defend the key Monte... |
VERDIER Jean-Antoine Verdier Jean-Antoine Verdier was a French General during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.Born in Toulouse, he enlisted into the Régiment de la Fère on 18 February 1785... |
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| ARRIGHI | QUIOT | KLEBER | BELLIARD Augustin Daniel Belliard Augustin Daniel Belliard, comte Belliard et de l'Empire was a French general.Belliard became an officer between 1792 and 1793 under Dumouriez in Belgium... |
MENARD | DUPAS | CASSAGNE | SULKOSKY Joseph Sulkowski Joseph Sulkowski, was a Polish captain in the French Revolutionary Army and friend and aide de camp to Bonaparte. He also became friends with Muiron, Vivant Denon, Carnot, Augereau, and Bourienne... |
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| DANTHOUARD | RÉMOND, V. | BRUEYS | ANDREOSSI | FRERE | ROGUET | CAFFARELLI | LETURC | LUCOTTE | LAHURE Louis Joseph Lahure Louis Joseph Lahure was a general from the Southern Netherlands in the service of the First French Republic and First French Empire. He was the son of Nicolas Lahure and Marie-Thérèse du Buisson... |
| EMERIAU Maxime Julien Émeriau de Beauverger Maxime Julien Émeriau de Beauverger was a French Navy officer and admiral.- American War of Independence :... |
BONNEMAINS | DESAIX | CHASSELOUP | MIOLLIS Sextius Alexandre François de Miollis Sextius Alexandre François de Miollis was a French military officer serving in the American Revolutionary War, the French Revolutionary Wars, and the Napoleonic Wars.-Biography:... |
MONIER Jean-Charles Monnier Jean-Charles, comte Monnier , was a French infantry commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Hundred Days.... |
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| RAZOUT | St GENIÉS | BRUNE | GUYEUX Jean Joseph Guieu Jean Joseph Guieu, also Jean Guyeux, joined the French royal army and quickly rose in rank during the French Revolutionary Wars. He fought in the War of the Pyrenees against Spain and became a general officer. After transferring to Italy, he held important commands under Napoleon Bonaparte in the... |
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| DÉRIOT | WILLAUMEZ Jean-Baptiste Philibert Willaumez Jean-Baptiste Philibert Willaumez was a French sailor and admiral of the First French Empire.... |
SCHAWEMBOURG | VAUBOIS Claude-Henri Belgrand de Vaubois Claude-Henri Belgrand de Vaubois was a French general during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. On 20 August 1808 he was created Comte de Belgrand de Vaubois... |
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| TIRLET Louis Tirlet Louis Tirlet was a French général de division and artillery specialist during the Napoleonic Wars... |
LAMORANDIÈRE | GANTHEAUME Honoré Joseph Antoine Ganteaume Count Honoré Joseph Antoine Ganteaume was a French admiral.Ganteaume was born to a family of merchant sailors, and sailed on a dozen commercial cruises in his youth... |
Bey DHILLIERS Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers thumbLouis Baraguey d'Hilliers was a French Army general who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was the father of Achille Baraguey d'Hilliers, a Marshal of France.-French Revolution:... |
DESTAING | PACTHOD | PIJON | BLANCHEVILLE | DESGENETTES René-Nicolas Dufriche Desgenettes René-Nicolas Dufriche, baron Desgenettes was a French military doctor. He was chief doctor to the French army in Egypt and at Waterloo.-Early life:... |
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Armée du Midi
The Army of Le Midi was a unit of the French army, stationed in the Le Midi region and created by royal decree of Louis XVI on 13 April 1792. It existed under this name for less than five months, and was split by a decree of the National Convention dated 1 October 1792 into the armée des Alpes...
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| DESFOURNEAUX Edme Étienne Borne Desfourneaux Edme Étienne Borne Desfourneaux was a French general and governor of Guadalope.-Life:He was badly wounded at the Action of 19 February 1801.- Source :... |
CHARBONNEL | SERVAN | CLAUZEL Bertrand Clauzel Bertrand, comte Clausel was a marshal of France.- Military career :Bertrand Clausel was born on 12 December 1772 at Mirepoix in the County of Foix, and served in the first campaign of the French Revolutionary Wars as one of the volunteers of 1791In June 1795, having distinguished himself... |
LESPINASSE | Mce MATHIEU | MUSNIER | MIRABEL | DESAILLY | LENOURY Henri Marie Lenoury Henri Marie Lenoury , sometimes incorrectly called Noury, was a French general born in Craconville, France.-Early life:... |
| BERRUYER | LAMARTINIÈRE | DUGOMMIER Jacques François Dugommier Jacques François Coquille named Dugommier was a French general.... |
LECLERC | SAURET Pierre Francois Sauret Pierre François Sauret de la Borie enlisted in the French army as a private, fought in the Seven Years War, and became a general officer during the French Revolutionary Wars. He served with distinction during the War of the Pyrenees before being transferred to the Army of Italy... |
HARISPE Jean Isidore Harispe Jean Isidore Harispe, 1st Comte Harispe was a distinguished French soldier of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, as well as a of the following period. Harispe was created a Marshal of France in 1851.-Early life:... |
PECHEUX Marc Nicolas Louis Pécheux Marc Nicolas Louis Pécheux was a French general during the Napoleonic Wars.... |
BEAUREGARD Charles Victor Woirgard Charles Victor Woirgard , also known by the surname of Beaugard or Beauregard, was a French général de brigade of the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. His name is engraved on the 38th column of the Arc de Triomphe as Beauregard.... |
TROUDE Amable Troude Amable Gilles Troude was a French Navy officer, hero of the Napoleonic wars.- Early career :... |
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| HÉDOUVILLE | LATRILLE de Lez | SCHERER Barthélemy Louis Joseph Schérer Barthélemy Louis Joseph Schérer , born in Delle, near Belfort, became a French general during the French Revolutionary Wars and on three occasions led armies in combat.-Early career:... |
SEBASTIANI | MERLE | LAVAL | BARROIS | COMPERE Claude Antoine Compère Claude Antoine Compère was a French general of the Napoleonic Wars. He was killed at the Battle of Borodino.He was the brother of the General Louis Fursy Henri Compère .... |
JOUFFROY | COLBERT, E. Pierre David de Colbert-Chabanais Pierre David Édouard de Colbert-Chabanais was a general of the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars, noted for his unbreakable loyalty to Napoleon I.-Revolution:... |
| MARTIN | CORBINEAU, J. | MONCEY Bon Adrien Jeannot de Moncey Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey , 1st Duke of Conegliano, 1st Baron of Conegliano, Peer of France , Marshal of France, was a prominent soldier in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.... |
REILLE Honoré Charles Reille Honoré Charles Michel Joseph Reille was a Marshal of France, born in Antibes.Reille served in the early campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars under Dumouriez and Masséna, whose daughter Victoire he married. In 1800, Reille was appointed commander of the Italian city of Florence... |
SOLIGNAC | DARMAGNAC | AYMARD | COLBERT Auguste François-Marie de Colbert-Chabanais Auguste François-Marie de Colbert-Chabanais, born 18 October 1777 in Paris - died 3 January 1809, Cacabelos, Spain), Comte de l'Empire joined the French army during the French Revolutionary Wars. He became a general officer of cavalry during the Napoleonic Wars and fought in a number of major... |
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| LAMARTILLIÈRE Jean Fabre de La Martillière Jean Fabre de la Martillière was a general of artillery in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars and French politician.-Military career:... |
DUVERNET, M. | DEFLERS Louis-Charles de Flers Louis-Charles de La Motte-Ango, vicomte de Flers , joined the French Royal army and rose in rank to become a general officer in the French Revolutionary Wars. After serving in the Austrian Netherlands, he was appointed to command the Army of the Eastern Pyrenees... |
DORSENNE | MANCUNE Antoine Louis Popon de Maucune Antoine Louis Popon de Maucune joined the pioneer corps of the French army in 1786 and was a lieutenant by the time the French Revolutionary Wars broke out. He fought in the north in 1792 and in the Alps in 1793. Afterward he served in Italy through 1801. During this period, he fought at Arcole in... |
DAULTANNE Joseph Augustin Fournier Joseph Augustin Fournier, Marquis d'Aultane, was a general of division of the French First Republic, and fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was born at Valréas , 18 August 1759. Louis XVIII confirmed his rank of Marquis, and he continued in Bourbon service after the... |
QUESNEL | SENARMONT Alexandre-Antoine Hureau de Sénarmont Alexandre-Antoine Hureau de Sénarmont was a French artillery general.He was born at Strasbourg, and educated at the Metz school for engineer and artillery cadets. In 1785 he was commissioned in the artillery, in which he served as a regimental officer for fifteen years... |
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| CAULAINCOURT, L. Armand Augustin Louis de Caulaincourt Armand-Augustin-Louis, marquis de Caulaincourt, 1st Duc de Vicence was a French general and diplomat.-Biography:... |
DROUOT Antoine Drouot Comte Antoine Drouot was one of Napoleon's generals.Born in Nancy, France, the son of a baker, he trained as an artilleryman and took part in the battles of the French Revolution where he rose through the ranks.... |
D'ELBHECQ | DUPERRE Guy-Victor Duperré Guy-Victor Duperré was a French admiral, Peer of France and thrice Naval Minister.... |
GILLY | HABERT Pierre-Joseph Habert Pierre-Joseph Habert enlisted in the French army at the beginning of the French Revolutionary Wars and led a division during the Napoleonic Wars. After serving in the army from 1792 to 1797, he fought in Ireland and Egypt, rising in rank to become a colonel by 1802. Under Emperor Napoleon, he led... |
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| LERY | FLAHAULT | MULLER | BARBANTANE | BARBOT | ROGNIAT | RUFFIN François Amable Ruffin François Amable Ruffin was a Général de division of the First French Empire.- Biography :Having been captain of a company of volunteers from Bolbec, he was named commander of the 7th Battalion of Seine-Inférieure on 20 September 1792... |
GRAINDORGE | GRESSOT | SERCEY Pierre César Charles de Sercey Pierre César Charles de Sercey was a French admiral, most notable for commanding French naval forces in the Indian Ocean from 1796 to 1800. His name is engraved on the Arc de triomphe.-Early life:... |
| St SULPICE | Lque de la FERRIERE | PERIGNON Catherine-Dominique de Pérignon Catherine-Dominique de Pérignon, 1st Marquis de Grenade was Marshal of France.-Early life:He was born to a family of small nobility in Grenade-sur-Garonne, département of the Haute-Garonne. After a roturier appointment in the grenadier corps of Aquitaine, he retired to his estate... |
SAHUGUET | DUBRETON Jean-Louis Dubreton Jean-Louis Dubreton enlisted in the French army in 1790 and served during the French Revolutionary Wars where he gained advancement. During the War of the First Coalition he fought against the allies in the north and against the Revolt in the Vendée. By 1801 he commanded a battalion in Italy... |
DELORT Jacques-Antoine-Adrien Delort Jacques-Antoine-Adrien Delort was a French general and deputy.A National Guardsman at the age of 16 in 1789, he died a Lieutenant General, aide-de-camp to the King and a Peer of France... |
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| LEFÈVRE-DESNte | GUÉHÉNEUC | DAGOBERT Luc Siméon Auguste Dagobert Luc Siméon Auguste Dagobert de Fontenille was a French general of the French Revolutionary Wars.-Ancien Regime:... |
FREGEVILLE | THIEBAULT | HAXO | Eel REY Louis Emmanuel Rey Louis Emmanuel Rey, born 22 September 1768, Grenoble – died 18 June 1846, Paris, joined the French royal army and won rapid promotion to general officer during the French Revolutionary Wars. He continued to serve the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. He fought in the Peninsular... |
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| DUROSNEL | REISET | VICTOR | DUBOUQUET | BRENIER Antoine François Brenier de Montmorand Antoine-François Brenier de Montmorand served as a French general of division during the period of the First French Empire and became an officer of the Légion d'honneur.-Early career:... |
LAMARQUE Jean Maximilien Lamarque Jean Maximilien Lamarque was a French commander during the Napoleonic Wars who later became a member of French Parliament. As an opponent of the Ancien Régime, he is known for his active suppression of Royalist and Legitimist activity... |
LAPISSE Pierre Belon Lapisse Pierre Belon Lapisse, Baron de Sainte-Hélène enlisted in the French Army during the reign of Louis XVI and fought in the American Revolutionary War. Appointed an officer at the start of the French Revolutionary Wars, he rose in rank to become a general officer by 1799... |
WERLE François Werlé François Jean Werlé was a Général de Brigade of the First French Empire who saw action during the Napoleonic Wars and died fighting against the British during the Peninsular War.- Early career :... |
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| ORDENER Michel Ordener Michel Ordener was a general of division and a commander in Napoleon's elite Imperial Guard. Of plebeian origins, he was born 2 September 1755 in L'Hôpital and enlisted as private at the age of 18 years in the Prince Conde's Legion. He was promoted through the ranks; as warrant officer of a... |
PICQUET | SOULT | CANCLAUX Jean Baptiste Camille Canclaux Jean Baptiste Camille de Canclaux was a French general during the French Revolution, a commander in chief, and a pair de France.- Ancien Régime :... |
LOISON Louis Henri Loison Louis Henri Loison briefly joined the French Army in 1787 and after the French Revolution became a junior officer. Blessed with military talent and courage, he rapidly rose to general officer rank during the French Revolutionary Wars. He also got into difficulties because of his fondness for... |
VALEE Sylvain Charles Valée Sylvain-Charles, comte Valée , born in Brienne-le-Château, was a Marshal of France.Upon the outbreak of the French Revolution, Valée enlisted in the French revolutionary army and was sent to serve in the Army of the Nord... |
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| TAVIEL | CHATEAU | DECRES Denis Decrès Denis Decrès, , was an officer of the French Navy and count, later duke of the First Empire.-Early career:... |
TRAVOT Jean-Pierre Travot Jean Pierre Travot was a French general and nobleman, the son of Philibert Travot and Catherine Guodefin.-Life:... |
MARANSIN Jean-Pierre Maransin Jean-Pierre Maransin was a Général de Division of the First French Empire who saw action during the Peninsular War. He was made Colonel of the 1st Legion du Midi on 27 January 1807 and promoted to Général de Brigade on 8 November 1808. He fought at the Battle of Albuera on 16 May 1811... |
SEVEROLI | TAUPIN Eloi Charlemagne Taupin General Eloi Charlemagne Taupin became a French soldier before the French Revolutionary Wars, rose in rank to command a division in the armies of Napoleon and was killed leading his troops in battle in 1814... |
THOMIERES | BOULARD | RENAUDIN Jean François Renaudin Jean François Renaudin was a French admiral.He joined the Navy at 12 and rose in rank through a number of actions against the British.... |
| GUYOT, C. | HARLET | SUCHET Louis Gabriel Suchet Louis Gabriel Suchet, 1st Duc d'Albufera was a Marshal of France and one of Napoleon's most brilliant generals.-Early career:... |
DELABORDE Henri Delaborde Henri François Delaborde was a French general in the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars.-Early career:He was the son of a baker of Dijon. In 1783, Delaborde joined the Regiment of Condé as a private... |
FOY Maximilien Sebastien Foy Maximilien Sébastien Foy was a French military leader, statesman and writer.-Revolution:He was born in Ham, Somme, and educated in the military school of La Fere, and made sub-lieutenant of artillery in 1792. He was present at the battles of Valmy and Jemappes, and in 1793 obtained a company, as... |
ABBE | KLOPISKY | LACOSTE André Bruno de Frévol de Lacoste André Bruno de Frévol de Lacoste was a French general of the First Empire. He was killed during the Siege of Saragossa.- Honours :* Lacoste's name is engraved on the Arc de Triomphe, 38th column.... |
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| LEBRUN | MAUCOMBLE | JUNOT | MARBOT Jean Antoine Marbot General Jean-Antoine Marbot was a French general and politician.Marbot was a member of the Garde du Corps but resigned upon the outbreak of the French Revolution. In 1791 he was elected a deputy to the Legislative Assembly. He took part in the French Revolutionary Wars in the Cerdagne against Spain... |
SEMELE | SALIGNY Charles Saligny de San-Germano Charles Saligny de San-Germano, also called Charles, Baron Saligny, was a French military leader in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. Saligny was born 12 September 1772 in Vitry-le-François. He was promoted to general of division on 1 January 1805. Saligny married... |
BERTOLETTI Antoine Marc Augustin Bertoletti Antoine Marc Augustin Bertoletti was a Milanese military officer who served the French Empire as a general of brigade, notably in the Peninsular War.-Military career:... |
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| CHASTEL Louis Pierre Aimé Chastel Louis Pierre Aimé Chastel was a French officer in the Napoleonic Wars, who rose to lieutenant general of cavalry.... |
BOUCHU | DECAEN | WILLOT | GOBERT | FRANCESCHI Jean Baptiste, baron Franceschi Jean Baptiste, baron Franceschi , French general entered the French service in 1793. He took part in the operations in Corsica in the following year, and received a wound at the siege of San Fiorenzo. After this he left the island and was appointed a field officer in the French Army of Italy, with... |
LALLEMAND Charles Lallemand François Antoine "Charles" Lallemand was a French general who served Napoleon I of France, tried to found a colony in what is now Texas, and finally returned to France to serve as governor of Corsica.-Early years:... |
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| BAILLY de MONTon | VALLETAUX | LINOIS | LAGRANGE Joseph Lagrange Count Joseph Lagrange was a French soldier who rose through the ranks and gained promotion to the rank of general officer during the French Revolutionary Wars, subsequently pursuing a successful career during the Napoleonic Wars and winning promotion to the top military rank of General of Division.... |
MILHAUD Édouard Jean Baptiste Milhaud Édouard Jean-Baptiste Milhaud was a French politician, Général de Division, and comte d'Empire.-French Revolutionary wars:... |
DULONG | PHILIPPON Armand Philippon Armand Philippon , sometimes called Phillipon, was a French soldier during the French Revolution and the subsequent First French Empire.... |
PEPIN | SCHMITZ | MONTMARIE, L. |
| DEPONTHON | HUBER | PILLE | MIQUEL | BIZANET |
Armée des Pyrénées occidentales
The Army of the western Pyrenees was one of the French armies of the French Revolutionary Wars. From April 1793 until 12 October 1795, the army fought in the Basque Country and in Navarre during the War of the Pyrenees. After indecisive fighting during the first year of its existence, the army...
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Armée de l'Ouest
The Army of the West was one of the French Revolutionary Armies. It was created on 1 August 1793 by merging the armée des côtes de Brest, the armée des côtes de La Rochelle, and the armée de Mayence, and was sent to fight the revolt in the Vendee.- Reorganisation :Visiting Republican soldiers of...
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