Pierre Ruffey

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Pierre Ruffey was a French Army general during World War I who played a key role in the early Western Front campaigns, notably commanding forces in the 1914 Battle of the Ardennes.

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Pierre Ruffey canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French Army general ⓘ
human ⓘ
allegiance French Third Republic ⓘ
awardReceived Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour ⓘ
causeOfEndOfCommand dismissal after early setbacks in 1914 ⓘ
conflict Franco-Prussian War ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship France ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1851-03-19 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1928-12-14 ⓘ
educatedAt École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
20th century ⓘ
familyName Ruffey ⓘ
front Western Front ⓘ
genre military strategy ⓘ
givenName Pierre ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName French ⓘ
militaryBranch French Army ⓘ
militaryRank général de division ⓘ
militaryUnit French Third Army ⓘ
linked to: French 3rd Army
name Pierre Ruffey ⓘ
nativeLanguage French ⓘ
notableEvent Battle of the Ardennes ⓘ
notableFor advocating offensive use of heavy artillery before World War I ⓘ
notableWork command of French Third Army in the Battle of the Ardennes ⓘ
occupation military officer ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of the Ardennes ⓘ
Battle of the Frontiers ⓘ
early Western Front campaigns of World War I ⓘ
placeOfBirth Côte-d'Or ⓘ
linked to: Côte d'Or

Dijon ⓘ
France ⓘ
placeOfDeath Dijon ⓘ
France ⓘ
positionHeld commander of the French Third Army ⓘ
general in the French Army ⓘ
replacedBy Maurice Sarrail ⓘ
residence Dijon ⓘ
serviceEnd 1915 ⓘ
serviceStart 1870 ⓘ

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Pierre Ruffey → name → Pierre Ruffey ⓘ
Battle of Guise → commander → Pierre Ruffey ⓘ
Battle of the Ardennes → commander → Pierre Ruffey ⓘ