Victor Levasseur, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French general
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Place of Birth: Caen, Normandy, France
About Victor Levasseur
- General of Brigade Victor Gabriel Levasseur, 1st Baron Levasseur (7 March 1772 in Caen – 13 September 1811 in Valognes) commanded a French infantry brigade in the Grande Armée of Emperor Napoleon I.
- Leaving civilian life, he enlisted in a volunteer battalion in 1792 and was wounded at the 1793 Siege of Mainz.
- In the Rhine Campaign of 1796 he fought at Rastatt and Kehl.
- Promoted general of brigade in 1800, he fought at Hohenlinden.
- Under Napoleon he commanded a brigade in the IV Corps at Austerlitz in 1805, Battle of Jena in 1806 and Eylau in 1807, where he was wounded.
- He became a Baron of the Empire in 1808, commanded posts in the interior and served as a military instructor.
- He died in 1811 at Valognes.
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