Édouard Jean Etienne Deligny
Édouard Jean Etienne Deligny (born December 12, 1815 in Ballan-Miré ( Département Indre-et-Loire ); † 1902 ) was a French Général de division .
In 1835 he joined the 13th light infantry regiment as a lieutenant and served for over 20 years in Algeria , where he distinguished himself in both military operations and in the Arab offices. He was promoted to captain in 1844, to chief de bataillon in 1848 , to colonel in 1852 and to général de brigade in 1855 .
In 1859, as General de division, he received supreme command over the Division of Oran and suppressed several uprisings by the Arabs . He was recalled from Oran in 1869 to fortify the Châlons camp , and in 1870 was at the head of a division of the Rhine Army in the Franco-Prussian War , with which he fought in the battles of Metz and in late October after the surrender of Metz to the Germans Captured.
He was interned in Munster and wrote the brochure here in 1870. Armée de Metz (Par. N. Brussels 1870–71), in which he was one of the first to blame François-Achille Bazaine for the misfortune of the Rhine Army. From 1873 to 1879 he was in command of the 4th Army Corps in Le Mans . He was then appointed inspector general of the army, but put on the disposition in 1880.
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| SURNAME | Deligny, Édouard Jean Etienne |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 12, 1815 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ballan-Miré , Indre-et-Loire department |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1902 |