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   The Duke of Lévis represented with the baton of the Marshals of France. François-Gaston de Lévis, 1st Duke of Lévis (20 August 1719 – 20 November 1787), styled as the Chevalier de Lévis until 1785, was a nobleman and a Marshal of France. He served with distinction in the War of the Polish Succession and the War of the Austrian Succession.

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   Aug 7, 2015 · François Levis was born in Limoux, Languedoc, France, into an impoverished branch of an old aristocratic family. He joined the army at the age of 15 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Regiment de la Marine on March 25, 1735.

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   How did François-Gaston de Lévis die?

   • He died at the age of 67, while performing his duties despite being in poor health. The life of François-Gaston de Lévis is a remarkable 18th century social success story. The heir of an impoverished family, he had to essentially rely on his personal ability to fulfill his ambitions and to reach the highest levels of French society.

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   Did François-Gaston de Lévis win the Battle of Ste-Foy?

   • On 28 April 1760, he won the Battle of Ste-Foy against the British garrison in Quebec City commanded by James Murray. Lévis dealt James Murray and the British a severe blow in the Battle of Ste-Foy. François-Gaston de Lévis was born on 20 August 1719 at the Château d’Ajac near Limoux, in the south of France.

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   Who was duc de Lévis and what did he do?

   • He was appointed governor of Artois in 1765. He was promoted to Marshal of France in 1783, and was raised to the inheritable title Duc de Lévis in 1784. He died in 1787 in Arras, France, and was succeeded as duke of Lévis by his son Pierre-Marc-Gaston, who escaped to England during the French Revolution.

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   Why did François-Gaston de Lévis attack Montmorency Falls?

   • François-Gaston de Lévis took command of the 13,000 men left flank of the French army, strategically entrenched along the Beauport shore. On 31 July 1759, Wolfe ordered a direct attack on the position of the Chevalier de Lévis, who anticipated it and stood his ground. Thus began the battle of Montmorency Falls.

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   Jan 21, 2008 · François-Gaston, Duc de Lévis, French army officer (born 20 August 1719 near Limoux, France; died 26 November 1787 in Arras, France).

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   François Gaston duc de Lévis. Lévis, François Gaston, Duc de (1720-1787), commander-in-chief of the French forces in Canada (1759-60), was born on August 23, 1720 , at the Château d ' Ajac, near Limours, Languedoc, France, the son of Jean de Lévis, Marquis d'Ajac, and Jeanne Maguelonne. He entered the French army in 1735, and during the ...

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   François-Gaston de Lévis, 1st Duke of Lévis, styled as the Chevalier de Lévis until 1785, was a nobleman and a Marshal of France. He served with distinction in the War of the Polish Succession and the War of the Austrian Succession. During the Seven Years' War, he was second-in-command to Louis-Joseph de Montcalm in the defense of New France and then, after the surrender of New France in ...

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   LEVIS (François-Gaston, seigneur et duc de) (1720-87), sous-lieutenant au régiment de la marine, capitaine, aide-major, colonel, chevalier de Saint-Louis, brigadier-général et commandant en second, commandant en chef, lieutenant-général, gouverneur de l'Artois, maréchal de France et duc de Lévis. Le berceau de la famille de Lévis ...

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