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58 matches to Mars
Ares. Greek god of war, Roman =Mars.
Augereau, Pierre. 1757-1816. Marshal under the Napoleonic Empire.
Bazaine, Achille. 1811-88. French marshal, surrendered Metz, 1870. Condemned as traitor. Escaped 1874.
Belle-Isle, Charles. 1684-1761. French marshal. Involved French in Austrian Succession War.
Bellona. Roman goddess of war. Mars’ sister.
Bernadotte, Jean. 1763-1844. Marshal of French Empire, became King Karl XIV Johan of Sweden 1818.
Biron, Charles. 1562-1602. French marshal, beheaded for treason.
Bonaparte, Jerôme. 1784-1860. King of Westphalia 1807-13. Marshal of France. Napoleon’s brother.
Champ-de-Mars. Garden under the Eiffel Tower. Originally Gabriel’s parade ground for École Militaire.
Cinq-Mars, Marquis de. 1620-42. Opponent of Richelieu, beheaded.
Concini, Concino. -1617. Italian favourite of Marie de Medici. Marshal of France. Executed.
Dowding, Hugh. 1882-1970. WWII air marshal. Fighter Commander, Battle of Britain.
Fairfax, Thomas. 1612-71. English Parliamentarian Civil War general. Commander-in-Chief of New Model Army. Victor at Marston Moor.
Ficino, Marsilio. 1433-99. Italian philosopher. Translated Greek classics to Latin. Theologia Platonicum 1482.
Formigé. Designer of gardens in Champ-de-Mars 1908.
Gabriel, Jacques-Ange. 1698-1782. French Architect: École Militaire 1752. Champ-de-Mars. Place de la Concorde 1755. Petit Trianon 1762.
Hammarskjold, Dag. 1905-61. Swedish UN Secretary General 1953-.
Harris, Arthur. 1892-1984. WWII air marshal. Saturation bombing.
Joffre, Joseph. 1852-1931. French marshal. Won at Marne 1914. French Commander-in-Chief 1914-16.
Joukov, Gheorgi. 1896-1974. Soviet marshal, won battles of Moscow 1941, Stalingrad 1943.
Jourdan, Jean. 1762-1833. French Revolutionary marshal. Introduced conscription 1798. Victor at Fleurus.
Keitel, Wilhelm. 1882-1946. German marshal who signed capitulation 1945. Executed at Nuremberg.
Laudon, Gideon. 1717-90. Estonian/Austrian Hapsburg field marshal in Seven Years War.
Lowell, Percival. 1855-1916. US astronomer. Predicted Pluto 1905 (erroneously). PL of Pluto name after him. Studied Mars’ “canals” 1906. Schiaparelli.
MacMahon, Patrice de. 1808-93. French Marshal. Crushed Commune. President 1873-79.