Victor Gabriel Levasseur
General of Brigade Victor Gabriel Levasseur, 1st Baron Levasseur commanded a French infantry brigade in the Grande Armée of Emperor Napoleon I. Leaving civilian life, he enlisted in a volunteer battalion in 1792 and was wounded at the 1793 Siege of Mainz. In the Rhine Campaign of 1796 he fought at Rastatt and Kehl. Promoted general of brigade in 1800, he fought at Hohenlinden. Under Napoleon he commanded a brigade in the IV Corps at Austerlitz in 1805, Battle of Jena in 1806 and Eylau in 1807, where he was wounded. He became a Baron of the Empire in 1808, commanded posts in the interior and served as a military instructor. He died in 1811 at Valognes.
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Date of Birth
March 7th, 1772
Age
254
Birth Place
France, Normandy
Date of Death
September 13rd, 1811
Died Aged
39
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Pisces
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