Esprit Victor Elisabeth Boniface de Castellane, Marquis de Castellane (March 21, 1788 - September 16, 1862) was a Marshal of France. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday The Marshal of France (Maréchal de France and pl Maréchaux de France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a Military rank.
First Empire
De Castellane entered the French army on the day of the coronation of Napoléon I of France (December 2, 1804) as an enlisted soldier in the 5th Light Infantry Regiment. Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. In February 1806 he was promoted to 2nd lieutenant in the 7th Dragoons. The same month he was transferred to the 24th Dragoons with whom he served in the Kingdom of Naples. The Kingdom of Naples was an informal name of the Polity officially known as the Kingdom of Sicily which existed on the mainland of the southern Italian In 1808 de Castellane followed general Georges Mouton into Spain as an aide-de-camp. Georges Mouton, Comte de Lobau ( February 21, 1770 - November 21, 1838) was a French soldier and political An aide-de-camp ( French for camp assistant) is a personal assistant secretary or Adjutant to a person of high rank usually a senior military officer When Napoléon returned to Germany in 1809, de Castellane follwoed and in that campaign he fought at Abensberg, Eckmühl, Ratisbon, Aspern-Essling and Wagram. The Battle of Abensberg took place on April 20 1809, between the French, Württembergers (VIII Corps and Bavarians (VII Corps under The Battle of Eckmühl (also known as "Eggmühl" fought on 21 April &ndash 22 April, 1809, was the turning point of the 1809 Campaign also The Battle of Ratisbon also called the Battle of Regensburg was fought from 19 April to 23 April in 1809 between France and Austria In the Battle of Aspern-Essling ( 21 May – 22 May, 1809) Napoleon attempted a forced crossing of the Danube near Vienna In the Battle of Wagram ( 5 – 6 July 1809) Napoleon Bonaparte 's French forces defeated Archduke Charles' Austrian
Promoted to captain in 1810 he further served Mouton, by now count of Lobau, as aide-de-camp and he accompagnied him into Russia where he served at Vitebsk, Smolensk and Borodino. Vitebsk, also known as Vitsyebsk ( Belarusian: Ві́цебск 'vʲitsʲepsk Russian: Ви́тебск Vitebsk The First Battle of Smolensk took place on August 17 1812, between 175000 men of the Grande Armée under Napoleon Bonaparte and 130000 The Battle of Borodino (Бородинская битва Borodinskaja bitva, Bataille de la Moskowa) fought on September 7, 1812, was In October 1812 he was made aide-de-camp of general Narbonne and was present at Krasnoi and the crossing of the Beresina. The Battle of Krasnoi ( Krasny) ( November 15 to 18, 1812) was a series of skirmishes fought in the final stage of Napoleon 's The Battle of Berezina took place November 26 - 29, 1812 between the French army of Napoleon, retreating after his invasion of Russia Promoted to major, he served in the personal protection detail of the emperor during the retreat. De Castellane was promoted to command of the 1st Regiment Garde d'Honneur in June 1813. During the German campaign he fought at Dresden. The Battle of Dresden was fought on 26 - 27 August, 1813 around Dresden, Germany resulting in a French victory under Napoleon
Restoration and July Monarchy
In 1822 de Castellane was given command of a regiment of hussars of the Royal Guard. In 1823 he was serving in Spain but he was recalled in 1827 for his opposition to Ferdinand VII's politics of revenge. Early life In his youth he occupied the painful position of an heir apparent who was jealously excluded from all share in government by his parents and the royal favorite In 1824 he was made maréchal de camp. Field Marshal ( French: Maréchal de camp) was a general officer rank used by the French Army until 1848. In 1829 he was made an inspector-general of infantry. De Castellane was part of the French army sent to secure Belgium's new found independence. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those In this campaign he commanded the 1st brigade of the 2nd division. He served in the siege of Antwerp in 1832. In 1833 de Castellane was promoted lieutenant-general and given command of the division of the Pyrénées-Orientales and in 1835 of the 21th military division. Appointed a Peer of France in 1837, de Castellane was sent to Algeria as inspector-general. Peerage of France (Pairie de France was a distinction within the French nobility which appeared in the Middle Ages. Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's In 1838 he returned to his old post in the Pyrenees.
Revolution, Republic and Second Empire
In February 1850 de Castellane was given command of the 42th military division at Bordeaux. ( Gascon: Bordèu) is a port city in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area at a 2008 estimate Later to this was added the 44th and 45th divisions centered at Nantes and Rennes. Nantes (Naoned Gallo: Naunnt) is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast Rennes ( Gallo: Resnn, Roazhon Condate Condate Riedonum is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern Later that year he was sent to the 6th military divisdion at Lyon. ||-||} Lyon, also known as Lyons in English is a city in east-central France. In January 1852 he was named a senator and in December that year he was given the dignity of Marshal d'Empire.
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