Francois Certain Canrobert, French general, 1869. Artist: Unknown

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Francois Certain Canrobert, French general, 1869. After serving in Africa, Canrobert (1809-1895) was appointed aide-de-camp to President Louis-Napoleon, and participated in the coup d'etat that led to the establishment of the Second Empire. He was wounded at the Battle of Alma in the Crimea in 1851. Made a Marshal of France, he fought at Magenta and Solferino in the Austro-Sardinian War amd commanded the VI Corps in the Franco-Prussian War before surrendering at the besieged city of Metz. A photograph from Album de Photographies dans L'Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1850-1900, 2nd album, Editions MD, Paris.

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