François Joseph Lefebvre
François Joseph Lefebvre | |
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Portrait by Césarine Davin-Mirvault (1807) | |
| Born | 25 October 1755 Rouffach, France |
| Died | 14 September 1820 (aged 64) Paris, France |
| Buried | Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of France Kingdom of France French First Republic First French Empire Bourbon Restoration |
| Service | Army |
| Years of service | 1773–1814 |
| Rank | Marshal of the Empire |
| Commands | Army of Sambre and Meuse X Corps IV Corps |
| Battles / wars | See battles
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| Awards | Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour |
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François Joseph Lefebvre, Duke of Danzig (/ləˈfɛvrə/ lə-FEV-rə, French: [fʁɑ̃swa ʒozɛf ləfɛvʁ]; 25 October 1755 – 14 September 1820) was a French military commander of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars, and one of the original eighteen Marshals of the Empire created by Napoleon.