François Certain de Canrobert

Born

June 27, 1809

Died

January 28, 1895 (aged 85)

Known as

politician, military officer, military personnel

François Marcellin Certain de Canrobert was a French Marshal. He demonstrated ability during the Second French Empire while participating in the Battle of the Alma, the Battle of Magenta, the Battle of Solferino and the Battle of Gravelotte. A staunch supporter of Napoleon III, he became, under the French Third Republic, one of the leading figures in the Bonapartist party and chairman, from 1876 to 1894, of the Senate within the French parliamentary group Appel au peuple.

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