François Léon Ormancey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French general
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Place of Birth: Pontailler-sur-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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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