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Jean-Louis Ferrand
Jean-Louis Ferrand (December 13, 1758 – November 7, 1808) was a French general and military commander. He made some campaigns in France at the beginning of the French Revolution, and took part in the failed expedition into Saint-Domingue (now Haiti). Unwilling to accept defeat, he widthdrew to Captaincy General of Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo (now Dominican Republic). As governor, he dealt with intense conflicts with Haitian Emperor, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, who enacted a failed siege of the colony in 1805. By 1808, his rule, as well as Peninsular War, other ongoing conflicts in Europe, triggered anti-French uprisings and a desire for a return to Spanish rule. These conflicts would erupt into the Spanish reconquest of Santo Domingo, which ended in his suicide on November 7, 1808, in the Battle of Palo Hincado led by the Dominican Criollo people, Criollo leader, Juan Sánchez Ramírez. Early life Ferrand was born on December 13, 1753, in Besançon, France. He made some campaigns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Army
The French Army, officially known as the Land Army (french: Armée de Terre, ), is the land-based and largest component of the French Armed Forces. It is responsible to the Government of France, along with the other components of the Armed Forces. The current Chief of Staff of the French Army (CEMAT) is General , a direct subordinate of the Chief of the Defence Staff (CEMA). General Schill is also responsible to the Ministry of the Armed Forces for organization, preparation, use of forces, as well as planning and programming, equipment and Army future acquisitions. For active service, Army units are placed under the authority of the Chief of the Defence Staff (CEMA), who is responsible to the President of France for planning for, and use of forces. All French soldiers are considered professionals, following the suspension of French military conscription, voted in parliament in 1997 and made effective in 2001. , the French Army employed 118,600 personnel (including the Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
