François Joseph Lefebvre

Marshal of the Empire

François Joseph Lefebvre

Duke of Danzig
Marshal of the Empire; François Joseph Lefebvre; Duke of Danzig
	Portrait by Césarine Davin-Mirvault (1807)
Born	25 October 1755; Rouffach, France
Died	14 September 1820 (aged 64); Paris, France
Buried	Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris
Allegiance	Kingdom of France; Kingdom of France; French First Republic; First French Empire; Bourbon Restoration
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1773–1814
Rank	Marshal of the Empire
Commands held	Army of Sambre and Meuse; X Corps; IV Corps
Battles/wars	See battles French Revolutionary Wars Battle of Fleurus (1794); Battle of Ostrach (1799); Battle of Stockach (1799); ; Napoleonic Wars Battle of Jena-Auerstedt (1806); Siege of Danzig (1807); Battle of Zornoza (1808); Battle of Valmaseda (1808); Battle of Espinosa (1808); Battle of Teugen-Hausen (1809); Battle of Abensberg (1809); Battle of Landshut (1809); Battle of Eckmühl (1809); Battle of Ratisbon (1809); Battle of Wörgl (1809); Battle of Wagram (1809); Battles of Bergisel (1809); French Invasion of Russia (1812); Battle of Champaubert (1814); Battle of Montmirail (1814); Battle of Montereau (1814); Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube (1814); ;
Awards	Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
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François Joseph Lefebvre, Duke of Danzig (/ləˈfɛvrə/ lə-FEV-rə, French: [fʁɑ̃swa ʒɔzɛf ləfɛvʁ]; 25 October 1755 – 14 September 1820), was a French military commander of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars, and one of the original eighteen Marshals of the Empire created by Napoleon.

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