Bernard Pierre Magnan | |
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 Magnan, photographed byNadar before 1865 | |
| Born | (1791-12-07)7 December 1791 |
| Died | 29 May 1865(1865-05-29) (aged 73) Paris,France |
| Buried | Saint Germain-en-Laye Old Communal Cemetery |
| Allegiance |  First French Empire Bourbon RestorationJuly MonarchyFrench Second RepublicSecond French Empire |
| Branch | French Army |
| Years of service | 1809–1865 |
| Rank | Maréchal de France |
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| Awards | Legion of Honour (Grand Croix) |
Bernard Pierre Magnan (7 December 1791 inParis – 29 May 1865 in Paris)[1] was aMarshal of France.
Magnan started his career as an enlisted soldier of the 66th Line in 1809. Promoted to sergeant in 1810, the next year he entered the officers ranks and was successively promoted 2nd lieutenant, 1st lieutenant and captain. From 1810 to 1813 Magnan took part in thePeninsular War. In January 1814 he was transferred to the Imperial Guard, with which he took part in the French campaign of 1814, being wounded atCraonne. On half pay during theBourbon Restoration, he rejoinedNapoléon's Imperial Guard during theHundred Days.
AfterWaterloo and the Second Restoration, he transferred to the 6th regiment of the Royal Guard. In 1820 he was made a battalion commander in the 34th Line, in 1820 he became lieutenant-colonel in the 60th Line. In 1823 he took part in theSpanish campaign. Promoted to colonel of the 49th Line, he took part in theconquest of Algeria.
Magnan joined general officers rank in 1835 when he was made maréchal du camp. From 1832 to 1839 Magnan served inBelgium as part of a French force stationed there to safeguard the newly won Belgian independence. From 1839 to 1845 he was commander of the department du Nord. In 1845 he was promoted to général de division. In 1848 he commanded at Lyon until he was wounded during the insurrection. In July 1849 he was given command of the 4th military Division inStrasbourg, the same year he became a deputy for the department of the Seine.
In June 1851 he became commander of the army in Paris in which function he was one of the principal organizers of thecoup d'État of 2 December 1851. The next yearNapoléon III made him a senator and granted him the title of Marshal of France.
Second French Empire: Baton ofMaréchal de FranceSecond French Empire: Grand Croix of theLegion of HonourSecond French Empire:Médaille militaireSecond French Empire:Saint Helena MedalBourbon Restoration: Knight of theOrder of Saint Louis
Baden: Grand Croix of theOrder of the Zähringer Lion
Austrian Empire: Commander of theOrder of Leopold
Spain: Grand Croix of theLaureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand
Kingdom of Portugal: Commander of theOrder of Christ
Belgium: Grand Cordon of theOrder of Leopold
Kingdom of Italy: Grand Croix of theOrder of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
Tunisia: Grand Cordon of theOrder of GloryGrand Masters of theGrand Orient de France | |
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