Charles-Marie-Napoléon de Beaufort d'Hautpoul (9 November 1804,

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– 18 May 1890) was a French general of the 19th century. He was born in

, Italy, where his father served as Colonel in the ''Génie'' ("Military engineering"). He entered Saint-Cyr from 1820 to 1824, and ultimately became "général de brigade d'état-major". He participated with distinction to the

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. In 1830, he participated to the Algiers expedition, as "Aide-de-Camp" to General Valazé. From 1834 to 1837, he was Aide-de-Camp of French-born adventurer Suleiman Pasha, and then Chief-of-Staff of the Egyptian Sultan Ibrahim Pasha during the Egyptian campaigns in

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and

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. He is especially known for leading in 1860, the French expedition in Lebanon in the Ottoman territory, with the agreement of the

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, with the objective to fulfill its mission to protect Christians in the Middle-East, following massacres of

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Christians.''Just war or just peace?: humanitarian intervention and international law'' by Simón Chesterman p.32''ff''
/ref> At that time, France, led by

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, claimed to continue its ancient role as protector of Christians in the Ottoman Empire.''France overseas: a study of modern imperialism'' By Herbert Ingram Priestley p.87
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