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Auguste Henri Brincourt
Other name(s)Agustín Enrique Brincourt
Born(1823-06-25)25 June 1823
Died10 August 1909(1909-08-10) (aged 86)
Allegiance France Kingdom of France
  French Second Republic
  Second French Empire
Service/branch French Army
Rank General of Division
Commands held1st Bde, 1st Div, Imperial Guard
31st Infantry Division
Battles/wars Crimean War
Second Italian War of Independence
French Intervention in Mexico
Franco-Prussian War
Awards Légion 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. ^ a b 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.