François Marie Dufour
Command Ratings
Commands
- Commands the Fourth Division of Second Corps of Observation at Bailén (1808, age 39)
- Commands the 5th Division of II Corps at Liebertwolkwitz (1813, age 44)
François Bertrand Dufour (1765–1832): He was a Général de Brigade (promoted December 1805) who began his service as a volunteer in 1792. He was later created a Baron of the Empire and served as a politician after the wars.
François Marie Dufour (1769–1815): A Général de Division who served extensively in Italy and Naples before participating in the 1812 Russian Campaign, where he notably seized the Kremlin upon entering Moscow. He died of illness in April 1815, shortly after Napoleon's return from exile.
Georges Joseph Dufour (1758–1820): Also a Général de Division, he was a staunch Republican who fought in the early Revolutionary battles like Neerwinden. During the Napoleonic era, he served as Governor of Navarre and Seville in Spain, though his known Republican views eventually led to his retirement from the Imperial army in 1809. His name is inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe.
Col. rank on 11/30/99; X rank on 1/19/07; X 08-10 Spain; XX rank on 3/4/13; XX 13-14 Dresden, Kulm, Leipzig, Hanau, La Rothiere (MW 4/14 – did not die until 1815) (1769-1815)