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Louis Maud'huy
Louis Ernest de Maud'huy (1857–1921) was a French World War I General and the first Chief Scout (France), Chief Scout of Scouts de France. Biography His father was Pierre Adrien de Maud'huy, Battalion Chief in the Imperial Guard (Napoleon III), Napoleon III Imperial Guard and his mother Thérèse Joséphine Olry. "Lorraine (region), Lorrain from Moselle", he was haunted by the idea of driving the Germans out from Lorraine since the Franco-Prussian War, 1871 defeat. He was then 14. Louis de Maud'huy became an infantry officer graduating from Ecole Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr, Saint-Cyr, General Staff Course graduated, Chasseur, chasseur à pied until becoming colonel and assuming command of the 35th Infantry Regiment (France), 35th infantry regiment in Belfort in 1907. Dictionnaire Larousse du XXe Siècle, vol. 4, page 745, 1931 On 10 July 1913, he was Brigadier general in charge of the 80th Infantry Brigade. An Infantry Division Officer in 1914, he was placed in charge, afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Invalides
The Hôtel des Invalides ( en, "house of invalids"), commonly called Les Invalides (), is a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, containing museums and monuments, all relating to the military history of France, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the building's original purpose. The buildings house the Musée de l'Armée, the military museum of the Army of France, the Musée des Plans-Reliefs, and the Musée d'Histoire Contemporaine. The complex also includes the former hospital chapel, now national cathedral of the French military, and the adjacent former Royal Chapel known as the , the tallest church building in Paris at a height of 107 meters. The latter has been converted into a shrine of some of France's leading military figures, most notably the tomb of Napoleon. History Louis XIV initiated the project by an order dated 24 November 1670, as a home and hospital for aged and disabled () soldiers. The initial arch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
