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Claude Théodore Decaen
General Claude Théodore Decaen (30 September 1811 in Utrecht – 17 August 1870 in Metz) was a French military commander. He was at military school in 1827, became a 2nd Lieutenant in 1829 and served the French campaign in Africa during 1830 and 1831. In 1838 he became a lieutenant and in 1849 a captain. He served as Adjutant Staff with the 7th battalion of the Chasseurs in 1840. Decaen received the Knight of the Legion of Honour on 22 April 1847. He was appointed battalion commander in the 62nd line 6 May 1850 and given command of the first battalion of the Chasseurs on 24 December 1851. He was in Algeria from 1852 until 1854. In 1853 he became lieutenant colonel to the 11th Light and the 86th line. He was sent to Sevastopol and became Colonel of the 7th line. He was appointed brigadier general rank on 22 September 1855 . He was given command of the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Infantry Division of the 1st Corps of the Army of the East and, on 7 February 1858 he took command of an inf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Théodore Decaen - General
Claude may refer to: __NOTOC__ People and fictional characters * Claude (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Claude (surname), a list of people * Claude Lorrain (c. 1600–1682), French landscape painter, draughtsman and etcher traditionally called just "Claude" in English * Madame Claude, French brothel keeper Fernande Grudet (1923–2015) Places * Claude, Texas, a city * Claude, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Other uses * Allied reporting name of the Mitsubishi A5M Japanese carrier-based fighter aircraft * Claude (alligator), an albino alligator at the California Academy of Sciences See also * Claude's syndrome, a form of brainstem stroke syndrome {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
