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François Christophe de Kellermann
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French soldier (1735-1820)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1735-05-28 ) 28 May 1735, Strasbourg , France
- Died
- 13 September 1820 (1820-09-13) (aged 85), Paris , France
- Allegiance
- Kingdom of France , French First Republic , First French Empire
- Branch
- French Royal Army , French Revolutionary Army , French Imperial Army
- Service years
- 1750–1820
- Rank
- Army general
- 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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- François
- Family name
- Kellermann
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Strasbourg
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Participant in
- French Revolution
- Noble title
- duke
- Military branch
- French Army
- Military rank
- Marshal of the Empire
- Image
- François Christophe Kellermann.png
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- Commons category
- François Christophe Kellermann
- date of birth
- 1735-05-28
- date of death
- 1820-09-23
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- Commons gallery
- François Christophe Kellermann
- name in native language
- François-Christophe Kellermann
- archives at
- Defence Historical Service
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Encyclopedic overview
Army-General 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 Army officer and politician who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. One of the original eighteen Marshals of the Empire created by Napoleon, he was best known for leading the French army to victory at the Battle of Valmy.
Born into a Saxon noble family in Alsace, Kellermann joined the French Royal Army in 1750 and served with distinction in the Seven Years' War. He reached the rank of maréchal de camp in 1785 and was the highest ranked of Napoleon's marshals under the ancien régime. A freemason, Kellermann enthusiastically embraced the Revolution. He was made a lieutenant general in 1789 and achieved a major victory over the Prussian Army at Valmy. Kellerman further distinguished himself as head of the Army of the Alps, but was later imprisoned on suspicion of disloyalty during the Reign of Terror. He was acquitted and reinstated following the fall of Maximilien Robespierre.
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