Marie-Alphonse Bedeau

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Marie-Alphonse Bedeau

Marie-Alphonse Bedeau (born August 10, 1804 in Vertou near Nantes , † October 30, 1863 in Nantes) was a French general and statesman.

Life

He was educated at the La Flêche Military School and then at the Saint-Cyr Military School and joined the army as an officer in 1825. Since 1831 captain adjutant of General Gérard , in 1832 he took part in the capture of Antwerp .

In December 1836 he went to Algeria as chief de bataillon of the Foreign Legion , took part in the procession to Constantine in October 1837 and was in command of the same after taking the city. In October of that year he became lieutenant colonel, in April 1838 high commanding officer of Bougie, in December 1839 colonel of a light infantry regiment. In March 1840 he took part in the expedition to Scherschel with distinction. Promoted to brigadier general in May 1841 , he was entrusted by Marshal Bugeaud with the direction of military and political affairs on the border with Morocco in February 1842 , defeated Abd el-Kader on March 21, and participated in the series of skirmishes that took place on March 21, 1844 August 14th ended with the Battle of Isly , and in September was appointed Général de division and Supreme Commander of the Province of Constantine.

In May 1845 he led the Aurês expedition, subjugated the rebellious tribes and in October of that year suppressed the general uprising in the province of Oran. After attending the Bougie expedition in 1847, he became Governor General of Algeria on July 1, 1847 , but in October he resigned this post to the Duke of Aumale .

At the time of the February Revolution, 1848 , Bedeau was on vacation in Paris and on February 24th, Bugeaud ordered a column of attackers to overthrow the insurrection on the boulevard . But since he found the uprising more than expected, he remained inactive and, after the fall of the July monarchy , assumed supreme command of the army of Paris from the provisional government.

During the June Uprising he was in command of a detachment in the inner city and was badly wounded. Elected by the Département Unterloire to the constituent national assembly, he was appointed its vice-president, which office he also held in the legislative assembly in which he represented Paris. Bedeau voted as a deputy with the moderate right. In the coup d'état of December 2, 1851, Bedeau was brought to Mazas with Cavaignac and Lamoricière , and from there to Ham. Forced to leave the country after his release, he lived in seclusion in Brussels until he returned to France as a result of the amnesty; he died October 30, 1863 in Nantes.

predecessor Office successor
Camille Alphonse Trézel Minister of War of France
February 24, 1848 - February 25, 1848
Jacques Gervais, baron Subervie