Frédéric Henri Walther, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Frédéric Henri Walther

French general of division

Date of Birth: 20-Aug-1761

Place of Birth: Obenheim, Grand Est, France

Date of Death: 24-Nov-1813

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Frédéric Henri Walther

  • Frédéric-Louis-Henri Walther (20 June 1761 – 24 November 1813), was an Alsatian-born general of division and a supporter of Napoleon Bonaparte.
  • He fought for France in the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. He enlisted in 1781 and, in his 30-year career, he saw action at the major French defeats and victories in Europe.
  • He fought in André Masséna's Army of Switzerland, where he participated in the Winterthur and First and Second Battles of Zürich, the campaigns of 1806 against Prussia, and Napoleon's invasion of Russia.
  • After the Russian and Saxon campaign, while suffering from exhaustion, he contracted typhus and died in Kusel, in the Saarland.
  • He was buried at the Panthéon, and his name is listed on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

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