François Léon Ormancey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

François Léon Ormancey

French general

Date of Birth: 02-Aug-1754

Place of Birth: Pontailler-sur-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Date of Death: 22-Jul-1824

Profession: military officer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About François Léon Ormancey

  • François Léon Ormancey was a French general in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.
  • He was part of the French Order of Battle at the Battle of Caldiero, in which he commanded the third brigade of Jean Antoine Verdier's II.
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  • He was born 2 August 1754 and died 22 July 1824.
  • Effective 29 October 1808, he was created a Baron of the Empire, with letters patent dated 25 May 1811.He volunteered for the French army in 1768 and was promoted to lieutenant in 1792.
  • In 1793, he was assigned to the 10th Grenadiers in Custine's Army of the Moselle.
  • Michel Ordener was another lieutenant in the same squadron.On 7 March 1799, he crossed the Rhine with the Army of the Danube, under command of Jean Baptiste Jourdan; in 1800, he was with the Army of the Reserve, then stationed in the Cisalpine Republic.
  • From 1808 to 1812, he was assigned to the Army of Spain and the Army of Andalusia, under command of general Soult.

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