Certain de Canrobert, François Marcellin

Date of birth:: June 27th, 1809 (Saint-Céré, Lot, France)
Date of death:: January 28th, 1895 (Paris, France)
Buried on:: Tombs Église Saint-Louis-des-Invalides
Nationality:: French

Biography

November 19th,1826: École royale spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr
May 18th,1828: promoted to caporal
October 01st,1828-1840: sous-lieutenant, 47e Régiment d’Infanterie de Ligne
June 20th, 1832: promoted to lieutenant
1835: deployed in Algéria - fightings at oued Sig and Habra
1836: fightings at Dar el Achen, the Tafna, Sidi Yacoub, La Silal and Bet el Laham
September 28th,1836: promoted to lieutenant adjudant major
April 26th,1837: promoted to capitaine, capitaine adjudant major - fightings at Medjeoly-Amar and WIA during the siege of Constantine
October 17th,1840: 6e Bataillon de Chasseurs à Pied - fightings at Thenia Mouzaïa
1841: fightings at Nador, Moursia against the Flittas
May 22nd, 1842: promoted to chef de bataillon, 13e Régiment d’Infanterie Légère, 13e RIL
October 16th, 1842: 5e Bataillon de Chasseurs d’Orléans - distinguished himself at Gontas, Baal, Tadjena, Sidi-Brahim, then near the oued Lemig, Isly and Riou, Algeria
October 26th, 1845: promoted to lieutenant-colonel 16e RIL
September 1846: 64e RIL
June 1847: 2e RIL, commandant, subdivision de Batna
November 08th,1847: promoted to colonel, 3e RIL
March 31st,1848: chef de corps, 2e Régiment Etranger, Légion Etrangère and commandant, subdivision de Batna - captured bey Ahmed
June 1848: commandant, 3e Régiment de Zouaves, subdivision d’Aumale
1849: Beni Mélikech, Sameur, Al Amri
November 26th,1849: captured Zaatcha after heavy fightings
January 12th, 1850: promoted to maréchal de camp / général de brigade
March 1850: commandant, brigade d’infanterie, 1re division de Paris
February 1851: commandant, 3e brigade, 1re division de Paris
December 02nd, 1851: took part in the successful coup d'État
1852: aide de camp, prince–président, then Empereur Naopélon III
January 14th,1853: promoted to général de division,
April 27th,1853: commandant, division d’infanterie, camp d’Helfaut-Saint Omer
May 1853: inspecteur général, 5e arrondissement de l’infanterie
February 23rd, 1854: commandant, division d’infanterie, armée d’Orient - Crimea War
September 1854: commandant en chef - fightings at the Dobrudja
WIA during the fightings at Alma
Fightings at Balaklava
November 05th, 1854: WIA at Inkerman
May 1855: replaced by the more offensive général Pélissier and commandant, 1re Division d'Infanterie, 2e Corps, Armée d'Orient
August 1855: aide de camp, Napoléon III
March 18th,1856: promoted to maréchal de France
February 1858: commandant, Divisions de l'Est, Nancy
June 01st,1858: commandant, camp de Châlons
April 22nd,1859: commandant, 3e Corps, Armée des Alpes - campaign in Italy
April 1859: Turin, Dorial, Balba, Magenta and Solferino
June 04th,1859: distinguished himself during the battle of Magenta
June 24th,1859: distinguished himself during the battle of Solférino
July 1859: back to France with the 3e Corps d'Armée, Nancy
August 27th, 1859: commandant, 3e arrondissement militaire, Nancy
1862: commandant, camp de Châlons
October 1862: commandement supérieur du 4e corps d’armée, Lyon
June 22nd,1865: commandant, 1er corps d'armée, and commandant, 1re division militaire, Paris
August 12th, 1870: refused to take command of the Armée du Rhin
August 1870: fightings at Sainte-Barbe, Noisseville and Ladonchamps
August 16th,1870-August 18th,1870: commandant, 6e corps d’armée du Rhin - distinguished at Gravelotte and Saint-Privat
October 28th,1870: captured with Bazaine in Metz - Prussian POW
March 1871: released
1871: président, commission d’avancement de l’infanterie
1872: member, conseil supérieur de la guerre
1873: member, comité de défense
1876: elected senator of the Lot region
1879-1894: senator, Charente

Awards:
1859: French medal of the campaign in Italy