Mougin, Henry Louis Philippe

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

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.