Edmond Le Bœuf
Marshal of France (1809-1888) · France · On the map · Died at 78
Edmond Leboeuf was a marshal of France. He joined the French army as an artillery officer. He fought in Algeria, the Crimean War (1853-1856) and the Italian War of 1859. In 1869 he became minister of war and in the spring of the next year was promoted to Marshal of France.
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He fought in the Franco-Prussian War (1870) being taken prisoner when Metz garrison surrendered to the Prussians. On his return to France, after the end of hostilities, he gave evidence to a commission into the surrender of Metz, and then retired into private life.