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Mougin, Henry Louis Philippe

Date of birth:
November 16th, 1841 (Bourg-en-Bresse)
Date of death:
December 15th, 1916 (Paris)
Nationality:
French (1870-present, Republic)

Biography

Promotions:
October 01st, 1862: Sous-lieutenant
October 01st, 1864: Lieutenant de 2e classe
December 23rd, 1865: Lieutenant de 1re classe
July 31st, 1867: Capitaine de 2e classe
June 06th, 1873: Capitaine de 1re classe
October 14th, 1878: Chef de Bataillon

Career:
1860: Polytechnician, Ecole Polytechnique
1861: Lieutenant, engineer, Régiment du Génie
July 1870: Quartier général, Armée du Rhin
September 1870: Etat-major du 6e Corps d'Armée du Rhin
October 29th, 1870: Prussian POW
March 16th, 1871: released
June 1871: engineer battalion chief and aide-de-camp to General Séré de Rivières, commandant le Génie, 2e Corps d'Armée
1874: Bataillon du Génie, Ministère de la Guerre
1878: Chef, Service des Cuirassements, Paris
1882: Chef du Génie, Champigny
1889: retired
1897: Commandant, sent to Japan
Pioneer in armoring and inventor of the French "Mougin turret" used for the Séré de Rivières fortresses.

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Period:
Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871)
Rank:
Capitaine (Captain)
Awarded on:
May 31st, 1871
Nr.127.970
other sources give 05.10.1870
Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Rank:
Commandant (Major)
Awarded on:
August 1st, 1908
Officier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Period:
Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871)
Awarded on:
1871
Médaille commémorative de la guerre 1870–1871

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