François Christophe de Kellermann
François-Étienne-Christophe Kellermann or de Kellermann, 1st Duke of Valmy (German: Franz Stephan Christoph Edler von Kellermann; 28 May 1735 – 23 September 1820) was a French military commander, later the Général d'Armée, a Marshal of the Empire and freemason. Marshal Kellermann served in varying roles throughout the entirety of two epochal conflicts, the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. Kellermann is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe, on Column 3.
Marshal of the Empire François Christophe de Kellermann Duke of Valmy | |
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Kellermann as Marshal of the Empire, after a contemporary portrait by Antoine Ansiaux | |
| Born | 28 May 1735 Strasbourg, France |
| Died | 23 September 1820 (aged 85) Paris, France |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of France Kingdom of the French French Republic First French Empire Kingdom of France |
| Service/ | Army |
| Rank | Marshal of the Empire |
| Awards | Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour Order of the Red Eagle Grand Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown Grand Dignitary of the House Order of Fidelity Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Louis |
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