Armand Philippon
French soldier (1761–1836)
Biography
Armand Philippon (English: fee-lee-PON, French: [aʁmɑ̃ filipɔ̃]; 27 August 1761 – 4 May 1836), sometimes called Phillipon, was a French military officer of the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars.
Despite enlisting in the army as a private soldier, Philippon rose to the rank of general of division during the Peninsular War, and was created Baron in 1809. He was Governor of Badajoz between 1811 and 1812, when he was captured by the British following the Battle of Badajoz. After his capture, Philippon was taken to the UK, but he broke his parole and returned to France and the Grande Armée before retiring from military service on 15 January 1814.
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Awards & honours (3)
- Commander of the Legion of Honour
- Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis
- list of names inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe
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