General in French Army. He participated in Battles of Napoleon III armies in Algéria, Italy and Russia. Commander of Oran Province (Algeria) at the outbreak of the Franco Prussian war, he is called back in France. He is placed urgently at the head of the french army installed in Chalons/Marne area (end of august 1870). Howebver his army trying to join Bazaine's army ( besieged in Metz) is also surrounded near Sedan. That defeat, where Napoleon III is captured, is the final act of Napoleon III Empire.
General in French Army. He participated in Battles of Napoleon III armies in Algéria, Italy and Russia. Commander of Oran Province (Algeria) at the outbreak of the Franco Prussian war, he is called back in France. He is placed urgently at the head of the french army installed in Chalons/Marne area (end of august 1870). Howebver his army trying to join Bazaine's army ( besieged in Metz) is also surrounded near Sedan. That defeat, where Napoleon III is captured, is the final act of Napoleon III Empire.
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