Jean Auguste Berthaut (29 March 1817 – 24 December 1881) was a French soldier and politician. He graduated from Saint Cyr in 1837. He was promoted to

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July 1870. He commanded the National Guard in Paris in 1870. He fought at the

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, Champagny, and Battle of Buzenval. He was appointed Minister of War, in the government of

Jules Dufaure Jules Armand Stanislas Dufaure (; 4 December 1798 – 28 June 1881) was a French statesman. Biography Dufaure was born at Saujon, Charente-Maritime, and began his career as an advocate at Bordeaux, where he won a great reputation by his oratoric ...

. He was appointed commander of the 18th Army Corps. He was a grand officer of the

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