Boniface de Castellane
Esprit-Victor-Elisabeth-Boniface, comte de Castellane (born March 26, 1788 in Lyon , † September 16, 1862 ibid) was a marshal of France .
Life
The Comte de Castellane came from a noble family, joined the army in 1804, took part in the Italian and Spanish campaigns in 1806 as a lieutenant and in 1809 acquired the Legion of Honor at the Battle of Wagram .
In the Russian campaign in 1812 he was captain and adjutant of the Count of Lobau . After Napoleon's fall, he went over to the Bourbons . In 1815, as a Colonel , he was first in command of the Regiment des hussards de Bas-Rhin and in 1822 of the "Regiment des hussards de la garde royale". In 1823 he took part in the Spanish campaign and led a cavalry brigade from 1830.
He attended the siege of Antwerp in 1832 and was appointed lieutenant-général and commander of the army in the Pyrenees in 1833 . Raised a peerage in 1837 , he was briefly in the army in Africa. He lost his command in the February Revolution of 1848, then joined Louis Napoleon , who appointed him in command of Lyon shortly before the coup , where he intensively promoted the cause of the President. For this he was appointed Senator in 1852 and Márechall on December 2. Later he was again given command in Lyon.
literature
- Esprit Victor Élisabeth Boniface, maréchal de Castellane et Ruth Charlotte Sophie, comtesse de Beaulaincourt-Marles, Journal du maréchal de Castellane, 1804-1862: 1804-1823, vol. 1, Plon Nourrit, 1895
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| SURNAME | Castellane, Boniface de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Castellane, Esprit-Victor-Elisabeth-Boniface, comte de (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French general and Marshal of France |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 26, 1788 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lyon |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 16, 1862 |
| Place of death | Lyon |