François-Étienne-Christophe Kellermann or de Kellermann, 1st Duke of Valmy was a French military commander, later the Général d'Armée, a Marshal of the Empire and a freemason. Marshal Kellermann served in varying roles throughout the entirety of two epochal conflicts, the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. Kellermann is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe, on Column 3.
The Battle of Valmy, also known as the Cannonade of Valmy, was the first major victory by the army of France during the Revolutionary Wars that followed the French Revolution. The battle took place on 20 September 1792 as Prussian troops commanded by the Duke of Brunswick attempted to march on Paris. Generals François Kellermann and Charles Dumouriez stopped the advance near the northern village of Valmy in Champagne-Ardenne.
Valmy is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.
Charenton-le-Pont is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 6.2 km (3.9 mi) from the centre of Paris, to the north of the confluence of the Seine and Marne rivers; the Pont part of the name refers to the stone bridge across the Marne. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.
Kellermann is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Lothaire is French masculine given name that is a modern form of the Germanic Chlothar. People with this name include:
Valmy, named after the Battle of Valmy, was the largest three-decker of the French Navy, and the largest tall ship ever built in France.
Callie is a given name, nickname and surname. It is an English feminine given name that is a form of Carrie and a diminutive of Caroline. Notable people who are known by this name include the following:
The Guépard-class destroyers (contre-torpilleurs) were six ships of the French Navy, laid down in 1927 and commissioned in 1930. They were similar to the previous Chacal class, with a larger hull and with a slightly improved speed and gun armament with 138 mm guns of a new design. The first three ships bore 'animal' names like the Chacals, while the remaining three were given names starting with V, for two battles and a field-marshal. The class saw action in World War II.
Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge", and derives from two early biblical figures, primary among them Daniel from the Book of Daniel. It is a common given name for males, and is also used as a surname. It is also the basis for various derived given names and surnames.
Antwan—a variant of the French name Antoine—is a male given name commonly used among African Americans. Notable people with this name include the following.
Six ships of the French Navy have borne the name Borda in honour of Jean-Charles de Borda. From 1839 it has been a tradition that the main schoolship of the École navale, a repurposed capital ship, be renamed Borda in this role.
Nine Coaches Waiting is a then-contemporary romantic suspense novel by Mary Stewart who became known as "The Queen of Suspense". The novel was copyrighted by the author in 1958 and published on January 1, 1959. The setting is the late 1950s—contemporary to the time of its authorship and first publication, a time of propeller airplanes, six-cylinder motorcars, and telephones.
Christine Valmy was a Romanian-American esthetician, consultant, and entrepreneur known as a pioneer in the fields of skin care and esthetics in the United States. Valmy founded the first esthetician school in the United States in 1966, and is widely credited as one of the most influential figures in modern aesthetics.
Valmy is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.
At least three ships of the French Navy have been named Valmy:
Anthoine is a given name and a surname, which is derived from the Antonius root name. Notable people with this name include the following:
Karre is a Dutch surname, derived from the Gaulish word carrum meaning 'cart' or 'wagon', most likely left over from Gallia Belgica. Found in France as Carron or Carrier, which both have the same meaning.
Charlot is a Danish, German, Norwegian, and Swedish feminine given name that is an alternate form of Charlotte and a feminine form of Carl as well as the masculine Charlot. Charlot is a French masculine given name that is a diminutive form of Charles and a masculine form of Charlotte. Notable people referred to by this name include the following:
Char is a French feminine given name that is a variation of Chardonnay, Charlene, and Charlotte and a feminine form of Charles. Char is also used as a variation of Charmaine. Notable people with this name include the following:
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