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Maximilien Foy

French military leader and statesman
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Born:
Feb. 3, 1775, Ham, Fr.
Died:
Nov. 28, 1825, Paris (aged 50)
Title / Office:
Chamber of Deputies (1819-1825), France

Maximilien Foy (born Feb. 3, 1775, Ham, Fr.—died Nov. 28, 1825, Paris) was a French military leader, writer, and statesman who rose through the ranks of the imperial army during the Napoleonic Wars (1800–15) and then emerged as a leading spokesman of the liberal opposition during the early years after the Bourbon Restoration (1815). Foy served in the artillery and the infantry, attaining the rank of major in 1796, staff colonel in 1799, and brigadier general in 1808. He voted against the Consulate and against the Empire, but his exceptional military abilities kept him in the service of Napoleon’s armies. ...(100 of 214 words)

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