Louis Rossel
Louis Nathaniel Rossel (born September 9, 1844 in Saint-Brieuc , † November 28, 1871 in Versailles ) was a French officer . He was one of the few professional soldiers, and of these the highest-ranking, who joined the Paris Commune in 1871 .
He came from a Protestant republican family of the bourgeoisie of Nîmes , his father was an officer, his mother Scottish . Rossel graduated from the École polytechnique in 1862 and then became a professional soldier himself, most recently captain of genius in Mac-Mahon's army in Metz . After their surrender, work for Léon Gambetta and Charles de Freycinet in the rebuilding of the army, and appointment as colonel . Rossel did not accept the peace treaty and therefore joined the commune on March 19, 1871. On March 22nd he became chief of the 17th Legion of the National Guard , on April 3rd, Chief of Staff of the Paris National Guard. From April 16 to 24, he was chairman of the court martial , and from April 30 to May 9, he was the commune's “war minister”. He stayed in Paris even after their fall, was arrested on June 7 and sentenced to death . Both family and public figures stood up for him, which is why the Thiers government offered him to release him into exile . When he refused, the sentence was carried out by shooting in the Satory barracks in Versailles.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on Louis Rossel in the database of the Bibliothèque nationale de France , accessed on July 15, 2015.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rossel, Louis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rossel, Louis Nathaniel (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French officer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 9, 1844 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint-Brieuc |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 28, 1871 |
| Place of death | Versailles |