Jean-Baptiste Billot
French general and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jean-Baptiste Billot (15 August 1828, Chaumeil, Corrèze – 31 May 1907, Paris) was a French general and politician.
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Born | (1828-08-15)15 August 1828 Chaumeil, Corrèze |
Died | 31 May 1907(1907-05-31) (aged 78) Paris |
Allegiance | Second French Empire |
Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1849–1888 |
Rank | général de division |
Commands held | state of Chihuahua (1861–67), state of Querétaro (1861–67), Constantine (1869), 18th Army Corps (1870), 1st Infantry Division (1879), 15th Army Corps (1880), 1st Army Corps (1884–88) |
Battles/wars | French intervention in Mexico, Franco-Prussian War (Sarrebruck, Forbach, Borny, Noiseville, Metz, Beaune-la-Rolande, Villersexel) |
Awards | Légion d'Honneur, Military Medal |
Other work | Deputy, life senator, Minister for War |
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