Marie-Théodore Périgot (born in

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on 17 October 1807 and died in

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on 9 May 1888) was a French officer who participated to the

French conquest of Algeria The French invasion of Algeria (; ) took place between 1830 and 1903. In 1827, an argument between Hussein Dey, the ruler of the Deylik of Algiers, and the French consul escalated into a blockade, following which the July Monarchy of France inva ...

Family

Marie-Théodore Périgot got married with Anna-Pauline-Antoinette de Champs on 12 January 1869 at the age of 62. Anna-Pauline-Antoinette is a native of the town of La Croix in the department of

Nièvre Nièvre () is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, central-east France. Named after the river Nièvre, it had a population of 204,452 in 2019.École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr The École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr (ESM, literally the "Special Military School of Saint-Cyr") is a French military academy, and is often referred to as Saint-Cyr (). It is located in Coëtquidan in Guer, Morbihan, Brittany. Its motto is ...

on 1825 when he was 18 years old. When he left this military school, he held the head of his promotion there, and he was assigned to the infantry corps.

Conquest of Algeria

On 14 June 1830, sub-lieutenant Périgot attended the landing of the

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for the invasion of Algiers, then took part in the combat of

Sidi Fredj Sidi Fredj, known under French rule as Sidi Ferruch, is a coastal town in Algiers Province, Algeria. It is located within the territory of the municipality of Staouéli, on a presque-isle on the Mediterranean Sea. It is the site of the ancie ...

. He then took part on 18 June in the Battle of Staouéli before being a military actor on 5 July in the capture of the

Casbah of Algiers The Casbah ( ar, قصبة, ''qaṣba'', meaning citadel) is the citadel of Algiers in Algeria and the traditional quarter clustered around it. In 1992, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) proclaimed ' ...

. Captain Périgot was appointed by Marshal Bugeaud as the superior commander of the town of

Dellys Dellys ( ar, دلّس, Berber: Delles) is a small Mediterranean town in northern Algeria's coastal Boumerdès Province, almost due north of Tizi-Ouzou and just east of the Sebaou River. It is the district seat of the daïra of Dellys. The town ...

Kabylia Kabylia ('' Kabyle: Tamurt n Leqbayel'' or ''Iqbayliyen'', meaning "Land of Kabyles", '','' meaning "Land of the Tribes") is a cultural, natural and historical region in northern Algeria and the homeland of the Kabyle people. It is part of th ...

when it suffered the second assault in May 1844.

Promotion to officer

Périgot was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in 1831, then was awarded the rank of

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at the beginning of the

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. Périgot was promoted to the rank of colonel on 30 December 1852, and three years later in 1855, he received the stars of the rank of

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. He was soon promoted to the high rank of

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on 12 August 1861.

Constantinois

General Périgot was appointed in 1864 as governor of the province of

Constantinois Constantinois is a cultural and historical region of the Maghreb, located in northeastern Algeria. Geography The region corresponds roughly to six contemporary ''wilayas'': Constantine Province, Annaba Province, Guelma Province, Skikda Provinc ...

where he operated several expeditions with his military columns. He was still there in 1871 when the

Mokrani Revolt The Mokrani Revolt ( ar, مقاومة الشيخ المقراني, lit=Resistance of Cheikh El-Mokrani; ber, Unfaq urrumi, lit=French insurrection) was the most important local uprising against France in Algeria since the French conquest of Alger ...

broke out and spread to the

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region. Périgot was relieved of his functions as governor of Constantine at the beginning of November 1872 to be replaced by General Pouget.

Retirement

General Périgot had retired at the age of 71 since 10 October 1878 with the rank of

. He was then in receipt of a military retirement pension obtained after his long years of service.

Awards

Marie-Théodore Périgot was decorated with several medals during his military career, including: * Knight of the ''

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon, ...

'' by decree dated 25 April 1840. * Commandeur of the ''

'' by decree dated 29 December 1864. * Great Officer of the ''

'' by decree dated 26 June 1865.

Death

General Périgot died in the city of

on 9 May 1888 at the age of 81 and was buried in one of his cemeteries.

Gallery

File:Abdelkader and pijou.jpg,

Emir Abdelkader Abdelkader ibn Muhieddine (6 September 1808 – 26 May 1883; ar, عبد القادر ابن محي الدين '), known as the Emir Abdelkader or Abdelkader El Hassani El Djazairi, was an Algerian religious and military leader who led a struggl ...

(1808-1883) and

Thomas Robert Bugeaud Thomas Robert Bugeaud, marquis de la Piconnerie, duc d'Isly (15 October 178410 June 1849) was a Marshal of France and Governor-General of Algeria. Early life He was born at Limoges, a member of a noble family of Périgord (Occitania), the yo ...

(1784-1849) File:Sidi Soussan à Dellys.jpg,

Second Assault of Dellys The Second Assault of Dellys was an assault by troupes coloniales under General Thomas Robert Bugeaud (1784–1849) against the Algerian resistance fighters in the town of Dellys, Kabylia of the ''Igawawen''. It was part of the French conquest o ...

(1844)

References

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