Forey, Elie Frédéric

Date of birth:: January 10th, 1804 (Paris, France)
Date of death:: June 20th, 1872 (Paris, France)
Nationality:: French (1870-present, Republic)

Biography

November 14th,1822: Ecole spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr
October 01st,1824: promoted to sous-lieutenant, 2e Régiment d'Infanterie Légère
June 19th, 1830: battle of Staoueli, Algeria
September 08th,1830: promoted to lieutenant
June 22nd,1835: promoted to capitaine
1835: Mascara expedition, Algeria
1836: Tlemcen expedition then first expedition of Constantine, Algeria
November 15th,1839: promoted to chef de bataillon, 59e Régiment d'Infanterie de Ligne
1840-1842: chef, 6e Battaillon de Chasseurs à Pied
1841: Oued Foddah expedition and operations around Miliana, Algeria
June 04th,1842: WIA at Aïn Affour, Algeria
August 14th,1842: promoted to lieutenant-colonel, chef, 58e Régiment d'Infanterie de Ligne
October 17th,1844: WIA at Tletat, Algeria
November 04th, 1846-1848: promoted to colonel, Commandant Supérieur of Teniet el-Haad and commander, 26e Régiment d'Infanterie de Ligne
August 17th,1848: promoted to général de brigade,commandant, 2e Brigade, 2e Division d'Infanterie de Réserve, Paris
December 02nd,1851: took part in the Coup d'Etat and promoted commander, 22e Division d'Infanterie
1852-1853: member, Comité de l'infanterie and commander of the Reserve Division
1853: Crimea War
1854: commander, 4e Division d'Infanterie
December 18th,1855-1859: commander, Armée de Paris
1859: commander, 1re Division d'Infanterie, 1er Corps d'armée - campaign in Italy
July 01st,1862: commandant en chef, corps expéditionnaire au Mexique
July 06th,1862: plenipotentiary minister in Mexico
May 17th,1863: took the town of Puebla
June 10th,1863: entered Mexico City
July 02nd,1863: promoted to Maréchal de France
1867: retired

Awarded:
-médaille commémorative de la campagne d'Italie 1859
-médaille commémorative de l'expédition au Mexique 1863