Claude Fran%C3%A7ois Ferey


Claude Franois Ferey, Baron de Rozengath became a division commander during the Napoleonic Wars and was killed fighting the British in Spain. In 1787 he joined the French Royal Army and became an officer in 1792. His surname is one of the Names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe, on Column 38. At the end of the Battle of Salamanca his division held off the victorious AngloPortuguese, while the rest of the army escaped. He was killed in this action.

A different Claude Franois Ferey was born onDecember 1723, attained the rank of general of brigade onAugust 1793, and died onJanuary 1806.

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