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Marshal General of France


 

The title Marshal General of France was given to signify that the recipient had authority over all "camps and armies of the King" in the days when a Marshal governed only one army usually.

Sources

  • Quid.fr (online encyclopedia)
  • web.genealogie: les militaires (also online)
  • Harper Encyclopedia of Military Biography, edited by Trevor N. Dupuy et al. (most dates are from the latter)
  • Source that Biron was Marshal General is Quid.fr; unfortunately source doesn't give years of promotion for them.

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