Jules Louis Lewal
Jules Louis Lewal (born December 13, 1823 in Paris , † January 22, 1908 in Senlis ) was a French général de division and military writer .
Life
Lewal joined the army in 1846, became a captain in 1848 and took part in the Crimean War . He then took part in the battles in Italy in 1859 as Chef d'escadron , in Mexico from 1862 as Lieutenant-Colonel in the General Staff with distinction, was commissioned by Adolphe Niel in 1866 to reorganize the General Staff according to the Prussian model and was at the beginning of German in 1870 -French War Colonel in the General Staff of the Rhine Army . After the surrender of Metz , he was taken prisoner by Germany.
In 1871 Lewal took part in the fight against the Paris Commune as chief of staff of a division . In 1874 he was promoted to Général de brigade and from 1877 to 1880 he was the top director of the War Academy . In 1880 he was promoted to Général de division and he was given command of the 33rd Division in Montauban , before he was Commandant en chef des XVII. Army corps at Toulouse was.
Instead of Campenon , Lewal was appointed Minister of War on January 4, 1885 in order to bring about an energetic warfare against China , but he resigned on April 6, 1885 with the entire Ferry cabinet . He then took over command of the X Army Corps in Rennes . Since February 1887 he led the II Army Corps in Amiens . In March 1888 he was elected inspector general of one of the newly established army inspections.
Lewal took his leave on February 1, 1889 and died in 1908.
Works
- La reforme de l'armée . Paris 1871
- Études de guerre . Paris 1872
- Studens ( pseudonym ): Lettres à l'armée sur sa reorganization . 2 vol., 1872–73
- Tactique de mobilization: tactique de combat . Paris 1875
- Tactique de marche . Paris 1877
- Tactique de stationnement . Paris 1879
- Tactique des renseignements . 2 vols., Paris 1881–83
- Strategy de marche . 1893
- Stratégie de combat , 2 vols., 1895–96
- Le danger des milices , 1898
literature
- Jules Louis Lewal . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 10, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, p. 751.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
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Jean-Baptiste Campenon |
Minister of War of France January 3, 1885 - April 6, 1885 |
Jean-Baptiste Campenon |
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| SURNAME | Lewal, Jules Louis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French general and military writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 13, 1823 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 22, 1908 |
| Place of death | Senlis (Oise) |