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Louis Bonneau | |
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| Born | 7 July 1851 Wissembourg, Bas-Rhin, France |
| Died | 26 February 1938 (aged 86) Nancy, France |
| Allegiance |  France |
| Years of service | 1870–1916 |
| Rank | General de Division |
| Battles/wars | Franco-Prussian War |
Louis Bonneau (7 July 1851 – 26 February 1938) was a French Army general.
Biography
editLouis Bonneau was born in 1851 in Wissembourg to Gilbert Bonneau, who was an infantry captain, and Madeleine Gnahn. He attended École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr from 1868 to 1870 and subsequently served in the Franco-Prussian War in the Battle of Borny–Colombey, the Battle of Gravelotte, and the Battle of Noisseville, in which he was wounded on 31 August 1870.
On 12 September 1870, while a prisoner-of-war in occupied Metz, he was promoted to lieutenant. While later serving as a professor of history at Saint-Cyr, he was promoted to captain on 2 November 1874. He then served as a colonel of the 62nd Infantry Regiment from 1898 to 1901 and on 2 March 1902 was promoted to brigade general.
Battle of Mulhouse
editAt the outbreak of World War I, the French Commander-in-Chief Joseph Joffre selected Bonneau to lead an attack against Mulhouse and then destroy the Rhine bridges.[1]
Personal life
editBonneau married Suzanne Hélène Augustine Bastard on 21 August 1907.[2]
Decorations
editReferences
edit- ^ Herwig, Holger H. (2011). The Marne, 1914: The Opening of World War I and the Battle that Changed the World. Random House Publishing Group. p. 76. ISBN 9780812978292.
- ^ "Family tree of Louis BONNEAU Le Général". Geneanet. Retrieved 2019-04-13.