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Philip Kearny Jr. | |
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![]() Philip Kearny | |
Nickname(s) | "Kearny the Magnificent" |
Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | June 1, 1815
Died | September 1, 1862† Chantilly, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 47)
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Years of service | 1837–1851; 1861–1862 (US) 1859–1861 (France) |
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Commands held | First New Jersey Brigade |
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Philip Kearny Jr. (/ˈkɑːrni/; June 1, 1815 – September 1, 1862) was a United States Army officer, notable for his leadership in the Mexican–American War and American Civil War. He served in French Emperor Napoleon III's Imperial Guard at the Battle of Solferino.
The first U.S. citizen to be awarded the French Légion d'Honneur, he was killed in action in the 1862 Battle of Chantilly.
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