In New York, Cristina Xantopol changes her name to Christine Valmy, inspired by the victory of the French against the Austrians during the French Revolution.
François Christophe Edmond de Kellermann, 3rd Duc de Valmy (1802-1868) was a distinguished statesman, political historian, and diplomatist under the July Monarchy.
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Having secured Longwy and Verdun without serious resistance, he turned back after a mere skirmish in Valmy, and evacuated France.
In combination with the Army of Condé and Hessian troops, a portion of his force, 15,000, covered the left (southern) flank of the Prussian advance on Valmy.
François Christophe Edmond de Kellermann (1802–1868), 3rd Duc de Valmy, son of François Étienne