Date of birth:

October 4th, 1802 (domaine de Brioudes, Muret, Haute-Garonne)

Date of death:

August 13th, 1869 (Paris)

Nationality:

French

aka « le Poliorcète »

1821: École polytechnique
1823: école d'application de Metz
1825: sous-lieutenant
1827: promoted to lieutenant
1835: promoted to capitaine
1836: deployed in Algeria
October 1837: état-major du génie, corps expéditionnaire - siege of Constantine, Algeria
1846: promoted to colonel
1849: chef d'état-major du génie, campagne de Rome - expedition Rome, Italy
1849: promoted to général de brigade
1853: promoted to général de division
1854: commandant en second d'escadre, capture of the Bomarsund fortress -Baltic sea
1855: aide de camp, Napoléon III
1855: commandant en chef du génie, armée d'Orient - capture of Sébastopol, Crimea
June 1857: sénateur
1859: commandant, 4e corps, campaign in Italy
June 1859: battles of Magenta then Solférino
May 1859: promoted to maréchal de France
January 1867: ministre de la Guerre
February 01st, 1868: created the Garde Mobile and urged the adoption of the Chassepot rifle

Awards:
July 25th, 1849: Sicilian Royal Military Order of Saint Georges of the Réunion
1849: Papal States' Medal of the siege of Rome
October 19th,1859: French medal of the Italian campaign

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