Francis Joseph, Duke of Danzig Lefebvre
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- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Generals, Military Officers, Soldiers, Wars, Battles, Napoleonic Wars, Aristocracy, Aristocrats, Nobles
- Curriculum: 19th Century European History, 18th Century European History, French History
Article abstract: Military significance: Lefebvre was known as an able commander, a good tactician, a strict disciplinarian, and a devoted, entrusted military leader under Napoleon Bonaparte.
The son of the town constable, Francis Joseph Lefebvre joined the French Guards at the age of seventeen. By 1788, he had risen to first sergeant and entered the National Guards in 1789. Promoted to general of the brigade, he fought with great bravery at Fleurus (1794), where his troops beat back three Austrian attacks led by Prince Charles.
In 1799, Lefebvre was...
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