Marc-Edmond Dominé (21 June 1848 – 28 June 1921) was a
French Army
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officer who served in the
Franco-Prussian War, the
Sino-French War, and in the various territories of the
French colonial empire.
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Early life
Marc-Edmond Domine was admitted to the
École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr in 1866.
Early Military Career
In October 1868, following his graduation from the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr, Dominé selected the infantry as his preferred branch of the French Army. Dominé was deployed to
Algeria
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where he was wounded in a skirmish; Dominé was appointed a Chevalier of the
Legion of Honor for his conduct under fire. During the
Franco-Prussian War, he was wounded a second time at the
Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande.
References
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1848 births
1921 deaths
People from Vitry-le-François
French Army officers
French military personnel of the Franco-Prussian War
Commanders of the Legion of Honour
École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr alumni