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| 1808 | Birth |  |
| 13th July Sully Birth of Marie Edme Patrice Maurice de MacMahon, from Irish Jacobite immigrants |
| 1827 | Education | |
| St Cyr Graduates from St Cyr |
| 1837 | Siege of Constantine | |
| Constantine Distinguishes himself at the siege of Constantine |
| 1855 | Battle of Malakoff | |
| 8th Sep Malakoff French victory at the battle of Malakoff brings about the capture of Sevastopol, and closes the Crimean War |
| 8th Sep Malakoff Utters the famous quotation now attributed to him: J'y suis, j'y reste ("Here I am, here I stay") |
| 1855 | Battle of Sevastopol | |
| 8th Sep Sebastopol Storms the Malakoff Redoubt |
| 1855 | Capture | |
| 8th Sep Sevastopol French victory at the battle of Malakoff brings about the capture of Sevastopol, and closes the Crimean War |
| 1855 | Siege of Sevastopol | |
| 8th Sep Sevastopol French victory at the battle of Malakoff brings about the capture of Sevastopol, and closes the Crimean War |
| 1859 | Armistice | |
| 8th July France & Austria agree an armistice |
| 1859 | Battle of Magenta | |
| 4th June Magenta French victory at Magenta is followed by the French liberation of Milan |
| 4th June Magenta MacMahon is created Duke of Magenta for his role in this battle, and later serves as President of the French Republic |
| 4th June Magenta Transforms the battle into a French victory |
| 1859 | Battle of Solferino | |
| 24th June Solferino The Austrians are defeated by the French & Sardinians |
| 1859 | Marshal | |
| May Magenta Appointed Marshal after the battle of Magenta |
| 1859 | Peerage | |
| May Magenta Created Duke of Magenta, after the battle of Magenta |
| 1859 | Siege of Milan | |
| 4th May Milan French victory at Magenta is followed by the French liberation of Milan |
| 1870 | Battle of Froshcwiller | |
| 6th Aug Froshcwiller The Crown Prince of Prussia forces MacMahon back to Chalons -sur-Marne |
| 6th Aug River Meuse The Prussian Crown Prince marches toward the Meuse |
| 6th Aug Froshcwiller The Vosges barrier is broken opening the road to Paris |
| 1870 | Battle of Metz | |
| Aug Metz Encircled at Metz |
| 29th Aug Douzy Crosses the River Meuse but is driven back toward Sedan |
| 29th Aug Nouart Crosses the River Meuse but is driven back toward Sedan |
| 30th Aug Beaumont Crosses the River Meuse but is driven back toward Sedan |
| 31st Aug Bazeilles Wounded in battle |
| 1870 | Battle of Sedan | |
| 2nd Sep Sedan Forced to surrender |
| 1870 | Battle of Weissenburg | |
| 4th Aug Weissenburg The crown Prince surprises MacMahon on the Lauter River |
| 4th Aug Lauter The outnumbered French are forced to defend the Lauter |
| 1870 | Battle of Worth | |
| 6th Aug Worth At Worth the German 3rd Army loses 10,500 killed to the French 11,000 under MacMahon |
| 1870 | Mobilization | |
| 12th Aug Chalons MacMahon regroups his forces at Chalons |
| 1871 | Capture | |
| 28th May Paris Captures Paris from the Commune |
| 1871 | Marshal | |
| 2nd April Paris Appointed Commander the forces against the Paris Commune |
| 1873 | Election | |
| 24th May Elected President of France |
| 1873 | President | |
| 24th May Appointed President of France |
| 1879 | Resignation | |
| 28th Jan Paris Forced to resign |
| 1893 | Death | |
| 17th Oct Paris Death of Marie Edme Patrice Maurice de MacMahon |
