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French military personnels

42 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Agrippa d'AubignéAuthor · BooksThéodore-Agrippa d'Aubigné (teo.dɔʁ aɡʁipa dobiɲe, 8 February 155229 April 1630) was a French poet, soldier, propagandist and chronicler.
Alan SeegerAuthor · BooksAlan Seeger (22 June 1888 – 4 July 1916) was an American war poet who fought and died in World War I during the Battle of the Somme, serving in the French Foreign Legion.
Alexandre de La Motte-BaracéArtist · PaintingsIllustration — La Motte-Baracé
Alexandre-Théodore-Victor, comte de LamethAuthor · BooksAlexandre-Théodore-Victor, comte de Lameth (20 October 176018 March 1829) was a French soldier and politician.
Antoine Girard de Saint-AmantAuthor · BooksAntoine Girard, sieur de Saint-Amant (September 30, 1594December 29, 1661) was a French poet.
Antoine Philippe de MarignyAuthor · Maps and atlasesAntoine Philippe de Marigny de Mandeville (17 July 1721 – 6 November 1779), Chevalier de St. Louis, was a French geographer and explorer.
Antoine-Henri JominiAuthor · Maps and atlasesBaron Antoine-Henri Jomini (6 March 177922 March 1869) was a Swiss-French military officer who served as a general in French and later in Russian service, and one of the most celebrated…
Arthur RimbaudAuthor · BooksJean Nicolas Arthur Rimbaud (20 October 1854 – 10 November 1891) was a French poet known for his transgressive and surreal themes and for his influence on modern literature and arts,…
Bernard Forest de BélidorDesigner · DesignBernard Forest de Bélidor (1698, Catalonia, Spain – 8 September 1761, Paris, France) was a French engineer, significant to the development of the science of hydraulics and ballistics.
Camille d'Hostun, duc de TallardPerson · Music memorabiliaCamille d'Hostun de la Baume, duc de Tallard (14 February 1652 – 20 March 1728) was a French nobleman, diplomat and military commander, who became a Marshal of France.
Charles PéguyAuthor · BooksCharles Pierre Péguy (lang; 7 January 1873 – 5 September 1914) was a French poet, essayist, and editor. His two main philosophies were socialism and nationalism;
Charles-Philippe RonsinAuthor · BooksIllustration — Charles-Philippe Ronsin.
Cornelis Rudolphus Theodorus KrayenhoffAuthor · Maps and atlasesCorneli(u)s Rudolphus Theodorus, Baron Krayenhoff (Nijmegen, 2 June 1758 – Nijmegen, 24 November 1840) was a physicist, artist, general, hydraulic engineer, cartographer and – against his…
Eduard WiiraltEngraver · PrintsEduard Wiiralt (20 March 1898 – 8 January 1954) was an Estonian graphic artist. In art history, Wiiralt is considered as the most remarkable master of Estonian graphic art in the first half…
Eugène François VidocqAuthor · BooksEugène-François Vidocq (lang; 24 July 1775 – 11 May 1857) was a French criminal turned criminalist, whose life story inspired several writers, including Victor Hugo, Edgar Allan Poe, and…
François de La RochefoucauldAuthor · BooksFrançois de La Rochefoucauld was a French memoirist, writer and military personnel (1613–1680). He was born in Paris.
François de La Rochefoucauld, 7th Duke of La RochefoucauldAuthor · BooksFrançois Alexandre Frédéric de La Rochefoucauld, 7th Duke of La Rochefoucauld, 1st Duke of Liancourt, 2nd Duke of Estissac (fʁɑ̃swa alɛksɑ̃dʁ fʁedeʁik də la ʁɔʃfuko;
François-Auguste-René de ChateaubriandAuthor · BooksFrançois-René, vicomte de Chateaubriand (4 September 1768 – 4 July 1848) was a French writer, politician, diplomat and historian who influenced French literature of the 19th century.
Giuseppe GaribaldiAuthor · BooksGiuseppe Maria Garibaldi (4 July 1807 – 2 June 1882) was an Italian general, revolutionary and republican.
Guillaume de Salluste Du BartasAuthor · BooksGuillaume de Salluste du Bartas (Guilhèm de Sallusti deu Bartàs, ɡiˈʎɛm de salˈlysti ðeu βarˈtas; 1544, in Monfort – July 1590, in Mauvezin) was a Gascon Huguenot courtier and poet.
Henri RouartArtist · PaintingsStanislas-Henri Rouart (2 October 1833, Paris – 2 January 1912, Paris) was a French engineer, industrialist, art collector and painter.
Jean Charles, Chevalier FolardAuthor · BooksThe Chevalier de Folard (13 February 166923 March 1752) was a professional soldier from Avignon which at the time was part of the Papal State.
Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'ArgensAuthor · BooksJean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens (24 June 1704 – 11 January 1771) was a French rationalist, author and critic of the Catholic Church, who was a close friend of Voltaire and spent…
Jules Dumont d'UrvilleAuthor · Maps and atlasesJules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville (23 May 1790 – 8 May 1842) was a French explorer and naval officer who explored the south and western Pacific, Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica.
Jules GarnierAuthor · BooksJacque Jules Garnier (25 November 1839 in Saint-Étienne – 8 March 1904 in Gorbio) was a French engineer and industrialist.
Louis BonaparteAuthor · Books(Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck as Grand pensionary of the Batavian Commonwealth)
Louis Jules Mancini MazariniAuthor · BooksLouis Jules Mancini Mazarini was a French diplomat, writer, poet and military personnel (1716–1798). He was born in Paris.
Louis Jules TrochuAuthor · BooksLouis-Jules Trochu (lang; 12 March 18157 October 1896) was a French military leader and politician.
Luc de Clapiers, marquis de VauvenarguesAuthor · BooksIllustration — Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues
Luis Alejandro BerthierArtist · SculptureLouis-Alexandre Berthier, prince de Neuchâtel et Valangin, prince de Wagram (French: [lwi alɛksɑ̃dʁ bɛʁtje];
Mathurin-Léonard DuphotAuthor · BooksIllustration — Mathurin-Léonard Duphot.
Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of SullyAuthor · BooksMaximilien de Béthune Sully, 1st Prince of Sully, Marquis of Rosny and Nogent, Count of Muret and Villebon, Viscount of Meaux (13 December 156022 December 1641) was a French nobleman,…
Nestor MakhnoArtist · PaintingsNestor Ivanovych Makhno (7 November 1888 – 25 July 1934), also known as Bat'ko Makhno (Father Makhno), was a Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary and the commander of the Revolutionary…
Nicolas-Jacques ContéArtist · PaintingsNicolas-Jacques Conté (4 August 1755 – 6 December 1805) was a French inventor of the modern pencil.
Paul LancrenonPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — The Abbaye Saint-Maurice de Carnoët photographed in 1893 by Paul Lancrenon
Paul Le FlemPerson · Music memorabiliaMarie-Paul Achille Auguste Le Flem (18 March 1881 – 31 July 1984) was a French composer and music critic.
Philippe Paul, comte de SégurAuthor · BooksPhilippe-Paul, comte de Ségur (filip pɔl də seɡyʁ; 4 November 1780 – 25 February 1873) was a French general and a historian.
Pierre Antoine DupontAuthor · BooksDivisional-General Pierre-Antoine, comte Dupont de l'Étang (4 July 1765 – 9 March 1840) was a French army officer and politician who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
Pierre ClostermannAuthor · BooksPierre-Henri Clostermann (28 February 1921 – 22 March 2006) was a World War II French ace fighter pilot.
Pierre Marc Gaston de Lévis, Duke of LévisAuthor · BooksIllustration — Pierre-Marc-Gaston de Lévis
Rouget de LisleAuthor · BooksClaude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (10 May 1760 – 26 June 1836) was a French army officer of the French Revolutionary Wars.
Samuel de ChamplainAuthor · Maps and atlasesSamuel de Champlain (lang; baptized 13 August 1574 – 25 December 1635) was a French explorer, navigator, cartographer, soldier, geographer, diplomat, and chronicler who founded Quebec City…

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