Auguste Henri Brincourt

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Auguste Henri Brincourt
File:Agustín Enrique Brincourt.jpg
Other name(s)Agustín Enrique Brincourt
Born(1823-06-25)25 June 1823
Died10 August 1909(1909-08-10) (aged 86)
AllegianceFrance Kingdom of France
File:Flag of France (1794–1958).svg French Second Republic
File:Flag of France (1794-1815).svg Second French Empire
Service / branchFrench Army
RankGeneral of Division
Commands1st Bde, 1st Div, Imperial Guard
31st Infantry Division
Battles / warsCrimean War
Second Italian War of Independence
French Intervention in Mexico
Franco-Prussian War
AwardsLégion d'honneur (Grand Cross)

Auguste Henri Brincourt (June 25, 1823 - August 10, 1909) was a General of the French Army. He notably served during the French Intervention in Mexico and the Franco-Prussian War and was a recipient of the Grand Cross of the Légion d'honneur.[1] Brincourt enrolled in the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr in 1841, and graduated in 1843.[2] He took part in the Second Italian War of Independence and was wounded at the Battle of Solferino in 1859.[3] In August 1865, Brincourt led a force of 2,500 men into northern Mexico with the objective of driving Benito Juárez out of Mexico, resulting in the capture of Chihuahua.[4] Brincourt led an infantry brigade of the Imperial Guard during the Franco-Prussian war in 1870 and 1871.[2]

References

  1. "Ministère de la culture - Base Léonore". www2.culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Boÿ, Jean (6 January 2011). "Historique de la 24e promotion de l'École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr (1841-1843 avril), promotion de la Nécessité" (PDF). Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  3. Dunant, Henry (1862). Un Souvenir de Solferino (PDF) (Bibliothèque numérique romande ed.). Jules Guillaume Fick. p. 14.
  4. Shawcross, Edward (January 25, 2022). "Long View: When An Austrian Archduke Became Emperor of Mexico". Americas Quarterly. Retrieved 2024-02-17.