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George Dashiell Bayard (December 18, 1835 – December 14, 1862) was a career soldier in the United States Army and a general in the Union Army in the American Civil War. He was wounded in the Battle of Fredericksburg and died the next day.
Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard (c. 1476 – 30 April 1524) was a French knight and military leader at the transition between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, generally known as the Chevalier de Bayard.
Apr 30, 2024 · Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard (born c. 1473, Château Bayard, near Pontcharra, France—died April 30, 1524, Italy) was a French soldier known as le chevalier sans peur et sans reproche (“the knight without fear and without reproach”).
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BORN: 1835 in Seneca Falls, NY. DIED: 1862 in Battle of Fredericksburg. CAMPAIGN: Washington Defenses, Strasburg, Woodstock, Port Republic, Cedar Mountain and Fredericksburg. HIGHEST RANK ACHIEVED: Brigadier General. BIOGRAPHY. George Dashiell Bayard was born in Seneca Falls, New York, on December 18, 1835.
Nov 9, 2023 · Chevalier de Bayard, a name that conjures images of bravery and pristine chivalry, stands immortalized in the annals of history as the embodiment of the knightly virtues. His tale weaves through the tumultuous tapestry of the Italian Wars, a period marked by the clash of empires and the quest for territorial dominion.
Apr 29, 2024 · Bayard Rustin (born March 17, 1912, West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died August 24, 1987, New York, New York) was an American civil rights activist who was an adviser to Martin Luther King, Jr., and who was the main organizer of the March on Washington in 1963.
Jul 20, 2017 · When Maj. Gen. George McClellan undertook his Peninsula Campaign in March, Bayard was sent to Fredericksburg as part of Maj. Gen. Irvin McDowell’s corps. Later in the spring, Bayard was promoted to Brigadier General and elevated to command a brigade which consisted of his former regiment and the 1st New Jersey Cavalry.
