Pierre Victor held what rank in the french branch of the Swiss Guards?
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Pierre Victor, baron de Besenval de Brünstatt Pierre Victor, baron de Besenval de Brünstatt (1722–1794) was the last commander of the Swiss Guards in France.
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Swiss Guards Swiss Guards (French: "Gardes Suisses" ; German: "Schweizergarde" ) are the Swiss soldiers who have served as guards at foreign European courts since the late 15th century.
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Michel Ordener Michel Ordener was a general of division and a commander in Napoleon's elite Imperial Guard. Of plebeian origins, he was born 2 September 1755 in L'Hôpital and enlisted as private at the age of 18 years in the Prince Conde's Legion. He was promoted through the ranks; as warrant officer of a regiment of "Chasseurs à Cheval", he embraced the French Revolution in 1789. He advanced quickly through the officer ranks during the French Revolutionary Wars.
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Claude-Étienne Michel General Claude-Étienne Michel (3 October 1772 – 18 June 1815), an officer in Napoleon's army, was second in command of the Chasseur Division of the Guard and commander of its Brigade of Middle Guard. He may be the officer who uttered the words often attributed to Pierre Cambronne ""La Garde meurt et ne se rend pas"" "The Guard dies, and does not surrender".
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Maurice Conradi Maurice Conradi Морис Морисович Конради (16 June 1896, in Saint Petersburg − 7 February 1947, in Chur, Switzerland), a Russian White movement officer, fought in World War I and Civil War in Russia, in 1923 killed Vatslav Vorovsky, member of Bolshevik delegation to Lausanne conference.
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Samuel-François Lhéritier Baron Samuel-François Lhéritier de Chézelles (] ; 6 August 1772 – 23 August 1829) was a French soldier who rose through the ranks during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars, eventually gaining promotion to the military rank of Général de Division.
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Pierre Gilliard Pierre Gilliard (16 May 1879 – 30 May 1962) was a Swiss academic and author, best known as the French language tutor to the five children of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia from 1905 to 1918. In 1921, after the Russian Revolution of 1917, he published a memoir, "Thirteen Years at the Russian Court", about his time with the family. In his memoirs, Gilliard described Tsarina Alexandra's torment over her son's haemophilia and her faith in the ability of starets Grigori Rasputin to heal the boy.
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Victor Cadet Victor Antoine Jules Cadet (17 June 1878 – 22 September 1911) was a French water polo player and swimmer. He competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in water polo and two swimming events and won a silver medal in the 200 m team swimming.
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Victor François de Montchenu Victor François de Montchenu (6 November 1764, Bougé-Chambalud - 12 January 1849, Paris) was a French soldier.
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Pierre Barjot Pierre Emile Marie Johannes Barjot (October 13, 1899 – February 1, 1960) was a French admiral. He was the commander-in-chief of the French forces during the Suez Crisis.
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Friedrich Caspar von Geismar Friedrich Caspar von Geismar (also known as Fyodor Geismar, Russian: Фёдор Клементьевич Гейсмар ; 1783-1848) was an Austrian-German military officer who spent the best part of his career in the service of Imperial Russian Army. He eventually rose to the rank of General and became an adjutant to tsar Nicholas I of Russia.
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Louis Auguste François Mariage Major-General Louis Auguste François Mariage (1767–1827), Baron of the Empire, Grand Officer of the Legion Honour and Commander of the order of St. Louis, was a French officer during the Napoleonic Wars.
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Victor de Fay de La Tour-Maubourg Marie-Victor-Nicolas de Faÿ, "marquis de La Tour-Maubourg" (22 May 1768 at Château de La Motte-de-Galaure, near Grenoble – 11 November 1850 at Dammarie-lès-Lys, Île-de-France) was a French cavalry military commander under France's Ancien Régime before rising to prominence during the First French Empire.
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Cyriaque Gillain Cyriaque Cyprien Victor Gillain (1857–1931) was Belgian soldier, who served in World War I and was promoted to chief of the Belgian general staff April 1918.
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Victor Auguste, baron Duperré Victor Auguste Duperré (4 August 1825 – 26 March 1900) was a French naval commander.
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Pierre Goybet Pierre Goybet (9 June 1887 – 7 December 1963) was a member of the French military in World War I and World War II.
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Victor Vosseur Victor Paul Vosseur (17 August 1831 – 9 April 1911) was a French military officer.
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Charles-Étienne Gudin de La Sablonnière Charles-Étienne César Gudin de La Sablonnière (13 February 1768 - 22 August 1812) was a French general during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars.
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André Blattmann André Blattmann (born 6 March 1956) was a Swiss Lieutenant General and Chief of the Armed Forces from 1 March 2009 (ad interim since 20 August 2008) until 31 December 2016. He led the Swiss army since the leave of Roland Nef ad interim on 25 July 2008.
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Victor de Broglie (1756–1794) Charles-Louis-Victor, prince de Broglie, called Victor de Broglie (22 September 1756 – 27 June 1794) was a French soldier and politician.
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Pierre Antoine François Huber Pierre Antoine François Huber (December 20, 1775 in Sankt Wendel – April 26, 1832 in Paris) was a brigadier general in the French army.
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Jean-Pierre Doumerc Jean-Pierre Doumerc, born 7 October 1767 – died 29 March 1847, joined a French cavalry regiment at the beginning of the French Revolution and rose in rank to command a cuirassier regiment by the start of the First French Empire. During the Napoleonic Wars he first led cavalry brigades and later divisions in many of the important battles of the era. After retiring from the army in 1815, he briefly served again during the 1830s.