Auguste Henri Brincourt Explained

Auguste Henri Brincourt
Other Name:Agustín Enrique Brincourt
Birth Date:25 June 1823
Allegiance: Kingdom of France

Branch:French Army
Rank:General of Division
Commands:1st Bde, 1st Div, Imperial Guard
31st Infantry Division
Battles:Crimean War
Second Italian War of Independence
French Intervention in Mexico
Franco-Prussian War
Awards:Légion d'honneur (Grand Cross)

Auguste Henri Brincourt (June 25, 1823 - August 10, 1909) was a General of the French Army. He notably served during the French Intervention in Mexico and the Franco-Prussian War and was a recipient of the Grand Cross of the Légion d'honneur.[1]

Brincourt enrolled in the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr in 1841, and graduated in 1843.[2] He took part in the Second Italian War of Independence and was wounded at the Battle of Solferino in 1859.[3] In August 1865, Brincourt led a force of 2,500 men into northern Mexico with the objective of driving Benito Juárez out of Mexico, resulting in the capture of Chihuahua.[4] Brincourt led an infantry brigade of the Imperial Guard during the Franco-Prussian war in 1870 and 1871.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ministère de la culture - Base Léonore . 2024-02-17 . www2.culture.gouv.fr.
  2. Web site: Boÿ . Jean . 6 January 2011 . Historique de la 24e promotion de l'École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr (1841-1843 avril), promotion de la Nécessité . 17 February 2024.
  3. Book: Dunant, Henry . Un Souvenir de Solferino . Jules Guillaume Fick . 1862 . Bibliothèque numérique romande . 14.
  4. Web site: Shawcross . Edward . January 25, 2022 . Long View: When An Austrian Archduke Became Emperor of Mexico . 2024-02-17 . Americas Quarterly . en-US.