Frédéric Koch
Frédéric Koch (born June 5, 1830 in Paris , † March 20, 1890 in Montpellier , Département Hérault ) was a French general of the infantry .
Live and act
Koch was the son of the officer Jean-Baptiste Koch (1782–1861) and his wife Françoise Césarine Guillemot.
When in 1848 after the revolution the Second Republic under President Napoleon III. Koch came to the Saint-Cyr Military School . He went to the infantry and remained loyal to this branch of service throughout his life.
On October 1, 1850, Koch was promoted to sous-lieutenant . Five years later he joined General Pierre Bosquet's staff with the rank of captain and took part in the Crimean War in this position . When all the troops were back in France at the end of the war, Koch was entrusted with various tasks in the troop administration - after further promotions.
When the Franco-Prussian War broke out in July 1870 , Koch volunteered and was placed under General Louis Jules Trochu's rank of chief de bataillon . He was assigned to the various theaters of war until the end of the war and was only able to work after the Peace of Frankfurt / M. (May 10, 1871) return to France.
On October 26 of the same year, Koch married Henriette Marie Monard (1843–1932) in Paris.
Further promotions followed and his career peaked on March 29, 1889 when he was appointed général de brigade . As such, Koch was stationed in Montpellier, where he commanded the 61e brigade d'infanterie .
On March 20, 1890, Frédéric Koch died in Montpellier as a result of a riding accident. The funeral with all military honors took place in a Protestant church in Montpellier and then the coffin was brought to Paris. There he found his final resting place in the Père Lachaise cemetery (91st Division).
Honors
- April 11, 1870 Knight of the Legion of Honor
- July 7, 1885 Officer of the Legion of Honor
literature
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Orlando Figes : Crimea. The last crusade . Lane Books, London 2010, ISBN 978-0-7139-9704-0 .
- German: Crimean War . Berlin-Verlag, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-8270-1258-6 .
- Jan Ganschow: The Franco-German War 1870/71. Prehistory, course, consequences . Ares-Verlag, Graz 2009, ISBN 978-3-902475-69-5 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cook, Frédéric |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French general of the infantry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 5, 1830 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 20, 1890 |
| Place of death | Montpellier , Hérault department |