Exhibition of war portraits : signing of the Peace treaty, 1919, and portraits of distinguished leaders of America and of the allied nations painted by eminent American artists for presentation to the National portrait gallery . MARSHAL JOFFRE By John C. Johansen, by the City of Chicago Marshal JOSEPH JOFFRE, Commander-in-Chiefof the French Armies iQi5-iqi7. iqiq. Born at Rivesaltes, in Southern France, training at the Ecole Polytechnique in 1870 enlisted at time of Franco-Prussian War asSecond Lieutenant of Artillery: after the war, wasemployed for fi
Exhibition of war portraits : signing of the Peace treaty, 1919, and portraits of distinguished leaders of America and of the allied nations painted by eminent American artists for presentation to the National portrait gallery . MARSHAL JOFFRE By John C. Johansen, by the City of Chicago Marshal JOSEPH JOFFRE, Commander-in-Chiefof the French Armies iQi5-iqi7. iqiq. Born at Rivesaltes, in Southern France, training at the Ecole Polytechnique in 1870 enlisted at time of Franco-Prussian War asSecond Lieutenant of Artillery: after the war, wasemployed for five years in strengthening defenses ofParis; spent many years in French possessions devel-oping fortifications and railroads; General of Divisioniqo5; served in China; Chief of General Staff iqi4;in command of defenses of Paris and of the Battle ofthe Marne when Von Hindenburgs drive for Pariswas frustrated in September, 1914. Grand Cross,Legion of Honor; member of the French Academy, MARSHAL FOCH By Edmund C. Tarbell, by the City of New York Marshal FERDINAND FOCH, Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces since iqi8. 1Q18. Born at Tarbes, France, near the Pyrenees Moun-tains, 1851. Educated at the College of Tarbes,College of St. Etienne at Lyons, and Jesuit Collegeof St. Clement at Metz. Enlisted 1870 for Franco-Prussian war; studied at the Ecole Polytechnique,graduating 1872; School of Applied Artillery at Fon-tainebleau; Lieutenant 1875; Captain 1878; Major onGeneral Army Staff in Paris i8qi: Associate Pro-fessor of military history, strategy and applied tacticsat the Ecole Superieure de Guerre 18Q5; at openingof the War, was in command of the Twentieth ArmyCorps at Nancy; in command of the Ninth ArmyCorps when Germans were repulsed at the Battle ofthe Marne, September 6-10, 1Q14; chief assistant toGeneral Joffre from October 4, IQ14; chief of GeneralStaff IQ17; Commander-in-Chief of Allied Armies inFrance March 26, iqi8; Marshal of France \la
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