Edmond Buat

Edmond Buat
General Buat in 1921
28th Chief of the Army Staff of France
In office
25 January 1920 – 30 December 1923
PresidentPaul Deschanel
Alexandre Millerand
Prime MinisterAlexandre Millerand
Georges Leygues
Aristide Briand
Raymond Poincaré
Minister of WarAndré Lefèvre
Flaminius Raiberti
Louis Barthou
André Maginot
Preceded byHenri Alby
Succeeded byEugène Debeney
5th Commander of the 5th Army
In office
10 June – 5 July 1918
PresidentRaymond Poincaré
Minister of WarGeorges Clemenceau
Chief of StaffFerdinand Foch
Preceded byJoseph Alfred Micheler
Succeeded byHenri Mathias Berthelot
27th Commander of the 17th Army Corps
In office
29 March – 10 June 1918
PresidentRaymond Poincaré
Minister of WarGeorges Clemenceau
Chief of StaffFerdinand Foch
Preceded byJean César Graziani
Succeeded byHenri Claudel
23rd Commander of the 33rd Infantry Division
In office
28 February – 30 March 1918
PresidentRaymond Poincaré
Minister of WarGeorges Clemenceau
Chief of StaffFerdinand Foch
Preceded byAuguste-Joseph Eon
Succeeded byAlbert Tanant
30th Commander of the 2nd Army Corps
In office
29 December 1916 – 2 January 1917
PresidentRaymond Poincaré
Minister of WarHubert Lyautey
Chief of StaffRobert Nivelle
Preceded byDenis Auguste Duchêne
Succeeded byHenri Marie Alfred de Cadoudal
2nd Commander of the 121st Infantry Division
In office
18 June – 29 December 1916
PresidentRaymond Poincaré
Minister of WarPierre Roques
Hubert Lyautey
Chief of StaffJoseph Joffre
Robert Nivelle
Preceded byAmédée Henri Guillemin
Succeeded byAntoine Targe
Personal details
Born(1868-09-17)17 September 1868
Châlons-sur-Marne, French Empire
Died30 December 1923(1923-12-30) (aged 55)
Paris, French Republic
SpouseJeanne Louise Caroline Bubbe
Parents
  • Léon Aubin Célestin Buat (father)
  • Marie Poincelet (mother)
Military service
Allegiance Third Republic
Branch/serviceFrench Army
Years of service1889 – 1923
RankDivision general
Unit
List
    • 12th Artillery Regiment
    • 20th Artillery Regiment
    • 25th Artillery Regiment
Commands
List
Battles/warsFirst World War
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Edmond Alphonse Léon Buat (17 September 1868 – 30 December 1923) was a general in the French Army, who served as Chief of the Army Staff from 25 January 1920 until his death.

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