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French generals
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The list French generals includes
Charles de Gaulle, Henri Joseph Eugène Gouraud, Francis de Gaston, Chevalier de Levis, Jean Maximilien Lamarque and André Beaufre.
The list consists of 985 members
and 9 sublists.
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Charles Leclerc
French general
Overview: Charles Victoire Emmanuel Leclerc (17 March 1772 – 2 November 1802) was a French Army general who served under Napoleon Bonaparte during the French Revolution. He was husband to Pauline Bonaparte, sister ...Date of birth: 17 March 1772Date of death: 1 November 1802Age: 30 (age at death)Nationality: FrenchOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male
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Napoléon Bonaparte
French general and ruler
Overview: Napoléon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a French military and political leader. He rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary ...Date of birth: 15 August 1769Date of death: 5 May 1821Age: 51 (age at death)Nationality: FrenchOccupation: MilitaryGender: MaleHeight: 5' 7" (170 cm) 0
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Charles de Gaulle
French army officer and statesman (1890–1970)
Overview: Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle ( 22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French army officer and statesman who led the Free French Forces against Nazi Germany in World War II, and chaired the ...Date of birth: 22 November 1890Date of death: 9 November 1970Age: 79 (age at death)Nationality: FrenchOccupation: MilitaryGender: MaleHeight: 6' 5" (196 cm) 0
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André Beaufre
French general
Overview: André Beaufre (25 January 1902 – 13 February 1975) was a French Army officer and military strategist who attained the rank of Général d'Armée (Army General) before his retirement in 1961.Date of birth: 25 January 1902Date of death: 13 February 1975Age: 73 (age at death)Nationality: FrenchOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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Philippe I, Duke of Orléans
French prince; founder of the House of Orléans
Overview: Monsieur Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (21 September 1640 – 9 June 1701), was the younger son of King Louis XIII of France and his wife, Anne of Austria. His elder brother was the "Sun King", Louis XIV ...Date of birth: 21 September 1640Date of death: 9 June 1701Age: 60 (age at death)Nationality: FrenchOccupation: RoyaltyGender: Male 0
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Henri Joseph Eugène Gouraud
French general
Overview: Henri Joseph Eugène Gouraud (17 November 1867 – 16 September 1946) was a French general, best known for his leadership of the French Fourth Army at the end of the First World War.Date of birth: 17 November 1867Date of death: 16 September 1946Age: 78 (age at death)Nationality: FrenchOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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Jean Thomas Guillaume Lorge
French, Military
Overview: Jean Thomas Guillaume Lorge (born 22 November 1767 in Caen; died 28 November 1826 in Chauconin-Neufmontiers), was a French cavalry commander during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Lorge is ...Date of birth: 22 November 1767Date of death: 28 November 1826Age: 59 (age at death)Nationality: FrenchOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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René Cogny
French general
Overview: René Cogny (25 April 1904, Saint-Valery-en-Caux – 11 September 1968) was a French Général de corps d'armée, World War II and French Resistance veteran and survivor of Buchenwald and Mauthausen-Gusen c ...Date of birth: 25 April 1904Date of death: 11 September 1968Age: 64 (age at death)Nationality: FrenchOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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Francis de Gaston, Chevalier de Levis
Marshal of France (1719–1787)
Overview: François-Gaston de Lévis, Duc de Lévis (20 August 1719 – 20 November 1787), styled as the Chevalier de Lévis until 1785, was a nobleman and a Marshal of France. He served with distinction in the War of ...Date of birth: 20 August 1719Date of death: 26 November 1787Age: 68 (age at death)Nationality: FrenchOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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Charles de Lorencez
French general
Overview: Charles Ferdinand Latrille, Comte de Lorencez (23 May 1814 –16 July 1892) was a French Army general under Emperor Maximilian of Mexico during the 19th century. He was a relative of the Empress Charlotte ...Date of birth: 23 May 1814Date of death: 16 July 1892Age: 78 (age at death)Nationality: FrenchOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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Jean Maximilien Lamarque
French commander of the Napoleonic Wars and politician
Overview: Jean Maximilien Lamarque (22 July 1770 – 1 June 1832) was a French commander during the Napoleonic Wars who later became a member of the French Parliament. Lamarque served with distinction in many ...Date of birth: 22 July 1770Date of death: 1 June 1832Age: 61 (age at death)Nationality: FrenchOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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Raoul Salan
French general
Overview: Raoul Albin Louis Salan (10 June 1899 – 3 July 1984) was a French Army general. He served as the fourth French commanding general during the First Indochina War. He was one of four generals who ...Date of birth: 10 June 1899Date of death: 3 July 1984Age: 85 (age at death)Nationality: FrenchOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
Marshal of France
Overview: Philippe François Marie Leclerc de Hauteclocque (22 November 1902 – 28 November 1947) was a Free-French general during the Second World War. He became Marshal of France posthumously in 1952, and is known ...Date of birth: 22 November 1902Date of death: 28 November 1947Age: 45 (age at death)Nationality: FrenchOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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Jean Erdman, Baron Dieskau
French, Military
Overview: Jean Erdman, Baron Dieskau or Jean-Armand Dieskau, Baron de Dieskau or Ludwig August von Dieskau (1701 – 8 September 1767) was a German-born soldier remembered mostly as a French general and commander ...Date of birth: 1701Date of death: 8 September 1767Age: 66 (age at death)Nationality: FrenchOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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Louis, Grand Condé
Prince of the Condé branch of the House of Bourbon and French military leader
Overview: Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (8 September 1621 – 11 December 1686), known as the Great Condé (French: Le Grand Condé) for his military exploits, was a French general and the most illustrious ...Date of birth: 8 September 1621Date of death: 11 December 1686Age: 65 (age at death)Nationality: FrenchOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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Henri Giraud
French general and politician
Overview: Henri Honoré Giraud (18 January 1879 – 11 March 1949) was a French general and a leader of the Free French Forces during the Second World War until he was forced to retire in 1944.Date of birth: 18 January 1879Date of death: 11 March 1949Age: 70 (age at death)Nationality: FrenchOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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Marquis De Lafayette
French general and politician (1757–1834)
Overview: Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette (6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834), known in the United States as Lafayette (, ), was a French aristocrat and military officer who fought ...Date of birth: 6 September 1757Date of death: 20 May 1834Age: 76 (age at death)Nationality: FrenchOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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Charles Noguès
French general
Overview: Charles Noguès (13 August 1876 – 20 April 1971) was a French general. He graduated from the École Polytechnique, and he was awarded the Grand Croix of the Legion of Honour in 1939.Date of birth: 13 August 1876Date of death: 20 April 1971Age: 94 (age at death)Nationality: FrenchOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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François Lecointre
French Army general (born 1962)
Overview: François Gérard Marie Lecointre (born 6 February 1962) is a French army general serving as Chief of the Defence Staff since 20 July 2017. As a captain, with Lieutenant Bruno Heluin (platoon leader), as ... 0
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Antoine-Marie-Benoît Besson
French general
Overview: Antoine-Marie-Benoit Besson (1876–1969) was a French military officer. In World War II he was a general commanding the Third Army Group stationed along the river Rhine manning the Maginot Line.Date of birth: 14 September 1876Date of death: 1969Age: 92 (age at death)Nationality: FrenchOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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