Marie-Etienne Peroz

Marie-Étienne Péroz (born August 12, 1857 in Montbozon , Haute-Saône department , † January 26, 1910 in Paris ) was a French officer and writer. He fought mainly in the French campaigns in West Africa .

biography

Péroz was characterized by a rapid career even for contemporaries. At the age of 18, he enrolled as a volunteer in the Spanish Carlist army and quickly became a platoon leader in the cavalry. After the fighting in Spain was over, he was enlisted by the French colonial troops, the naval troops in Toulon ( 4ème régiment d'infanterie de marine ). After five years of service, he was promoted to lieutenant. From 1881 to 1883 he served in Guadeloupe , from 1884 to 1886 he took part in deputy positions, commanded the campaigns in West Africa from 1886 to 1887 and served as negotiator for the Treaty of Bissandougou with Samory . Between 1888 and 1891 he served as an orderly in the cabinet of Minister of War Georges Boulanger in Paris. After his overthrow, Péroz commanded campaigns in West Africa again between 1891 and 1892 ( campagne sur le Niger ). From 1894 to 1895 it served as a reward in the Caribbean, from 1896 to 1897 he was on the staff of the French Tonkin expedition. At the end of his career he returned to Africa and founded the Third Military Territory in 1900/1901, which later became the colony of Niger . In 1904 he retired with the rank of colonel and devoted himself to writing.

literature

• Jean-Pierre Renaud: Les confessions d'un officier des troupes coloniales: Marie Étienne Péroz. (1857–1910), Editions JPR, Paris 2011.