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General Rey may refer to: *Gabriel Venance Rey (1763–1836), French Army general *Jean-Pierre-Antoine Rey (1767–1842), French Army brigadier general *Louis Emmanuel Rey (1768–1846), French Army general *General Philip Rey, fictional general in G.I. Joe media See also *General Ray (other) *General Rea (other) General Rea may refer to: * Joaquín Rea (died 1850), Mexican general in the Mexican–American War * John Rea (politician) (1755–1829), Pennsylvania Militia major general in the War of 1812 * Leonard E. Rea Leonard Earl Rea (March 14, 1897 � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Venance Rey
Gabriel Venance Rey or Antoine Gabriel Rey (24 July 1763 – 20 April 1836) was a general officer in the army of France during the French Revolutionary Wars. He led a division under Napoleon Bonaparte in the Italian campaign of 1796-1797. He later fought in Italy and retired from military service in 1820. War of the First Coalition Born on 24 July 1763, Rey joined the old royal army of Louis XIV of France and became a lieutenant in 1791. He was promoted general of division of 17 July 1793. He fought in the War in the Vendée, taking command of the ''Army of the Coasts of Brest'' from Lazare Hoche on 10 September 1795. His tenure lasted until 23 December that year when he was replaced by Gabriel Marie Joseph, comte d'Hédouville. In January 1797, his division covered the western side of Lake Garda during the fourth Austrian attempt to raise the Siege of Mantua. Summoned to the east by Bonaparte, some of his troops marched and others crossed the lake by boat to fight at the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Pierre-Antoine Rey
Jean-Pierre-Antoine Rey (21 December 1767 – 12 January 1842) commanded a famous French infantry regiment during the Napoleonic Wars and became a general officer in 1808. He led an infantry brigade in a number of actions in Spain and France. His brother Louis Emmanuel Rey was a French general of brigade who also served in Spain during the Peninsular War. Since most sources do not distinguish between the generals named Rey, the two are easily confused. Early career Rey was born on 21 December 1767. He became colonel of the 57th Line Infantry Regiment on 11 November 1803. In the War of the Third Coalition the 57th fought at the Battles of Memmingen, Ulm, and Austerlitz. At Austerlitz on 2 December 1805, the regiment fought in Dominique Vandamme's division of Marshal Nicolas Soult's IV Corps. On 25 December 1805, Rey received the Commandant's Cross of the Légion d'Honneur. Peninsular War 1808–1809 The Dos de Mayo Uprising in May 1808 rendered the French occupation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Emmanuel Rey
Louis Emmanuel Rey (born 22 September 1768, Grenoble – died 18 June 1846, Paris) was a French soldier. He joined the French royal army and won rapid promotion to general officer during the French Revolutionary Wars. He continued to serve the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. He fought in the Peninsular War and led a tenacious defense of San Sebastián, Spain in 1813. His is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe. Early career In 1784 at the age of 16, Rey joined the French royal army's ''Regiment de Monsieur'', which became the 75th Line Infantry Regiment in 1791. Promoted to sergeant-major in 1791, he earned a lieutenant's commission in 1792.Mullié, ''Louis Emmanuel Rey'' From that year, he served four years in the Army of the Alps with distinction and won promotion to general of brigade in 1796.Chandler, p 377 For a time, he commanded a camp at Lyon that reorganized units passing from the Vendée to the Army of Italy. Empire When the Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, and others worldwide. Its name in English is '' a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version is often written in one of two forms: the double-storey and single-storey . The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English, '' a'' is the indefinite article, with the alternative form ''an''. Name In English, the name of the letter is the ''long A'' sound, pronounced . Its name in most other languages matches the letter's pronunciation in open syllables. History The earliest known ancestor of A is ''aleph''—the first letter of the Phoenician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Ray (other)
General Ray may refer to: * Arjun Ray (born 1944), Indian Army lieutenant general * Patrick Henry Ray (1842–1911), U.S. Army brigadier general * Timothy Ray (fl. 1980s–2020s), U.S. Air Force general See also * Alain Le Ray Alain Le Ray (3 October 1910 – 4 June 2007) was a French general and Resistance leader. Le Ray, a keen alpinist, was a lieutenant in the French mountain infantry when wounded and captured by the Germans in June 1940. After a first escape attemp ... (1910–2007), French Army general * General Rey (other) {{disambiguation, tndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
