Simon de Faultrier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French army commander
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Place of Birth: Metz, Grand Est, France
About Simon de Faultrier
- Simon de Faultrier (1763–1832) was a French general during the Napoleonic Wars. De Faultrier was born in Metz.
- Son of an artillery officer, he enlisted very young at the Artillery School of Metz.
- He became lieutenant in 1781 and captain in 1790.
- Faultrier fought during the French Revolutionary Wars with the Army of the North, the Army of the Moselle and the Army of Sambre and Meuse.
- He fought at the Battle of Arlon and the Battle of Fleurus in 1794.
- Then, Faultrier fought in Germany and Italy, with the rank of colonel.
- Faultrier was wounded at the Siege of Verona in October 1805.
- Faultrier took command of the artillery in Bruges.
- He was promoted to brigadier general in 1802.
- Faultrier then commanded the artillery at Valence.
- He received the Legion of Honour, first as knight, then as officer.
- In 1807, he commanded the artillery in Strasbourg and then went with the French army in Spain.
- General Faultrier left the army in 1812 and died in 1815.
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