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French Famous for the defence of Jerusalem against Saladin. Baldwin of Antioch: Unknown-1176 French General in service of the Byzantine Empire, one of the most trusted Emperor's advisors in his battles against the Seljuk Turks, he died at the Battle of Myriokephalon during a cavalry charge. William of Champlitte: c. 1160–1209 French
This list includes the general officers in the French service during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. From 1789 to 1815, their number exceeded 2,000. From 1789 to 1815, their number exceeded 2,000.
A. Louis Jean Nicolas Abbé; Jean-Balthazar d'Adhémar; Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, Duke of Aiguillon; Charles I d'Albret; Marcel Alessandri; Pierre Alexandre Joseph Allent
Statue of General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, melted down following a 1941 decision of the Nazi occupation authorities [1] Thomas-Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (French: [tɔmɑ alɛksɑ̃dʁ dymɑ davi də la pajət(ə)ʁi]; known as Thomas-Alexandre Dumas; 25 March 1762 – 26 February 1806) was a French general, from the French colony of Saint-Domingue, in Revolutionary France.
Pages in category "French Army generals of World War II" The following 50 pages are in this category, out of 50 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Joachim Murat (/ m j ʊəˈr ɑː / mure-AH, also / m ʊ ˈ r ɑː t / muurr-AHT, French: [ʒɔaʃɛ̃ myʁa]; Italian: Gioacchino Murat; 25 March 1767 – 13 October 1815) was a French Army officer and statesman who served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
Jean-Joseph Ange d'Hautpoul (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ ʒozɛf ɑ̃ʒ dopul]; 13 May 1754 – 14 February 1807) 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.
Henri Philippe Bénoni Omer Joseph Pétain (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951), better known as Philippe Pétain (French: [filip petɛ̃]) and Marshal Pétain (French: Maréchal Pétain), was a French general who commanded the French Army in World War I and later became the head of the collaborationist regime of Vichy France, from 1940 to 1944 ...