Antoine Drude Explained

Antoine Drude
Birth Date:27 May 1853
Birth Place:Condé, France
Death Place:Marseille, France
Allegiance: France
Rank:General
Battles:Boxer Rebellion
Bombardment of Casablanca (1907)

Antoine Drude (aka Antoine Marius Benoît Drude: 27 May 1853 in Condé – 7 January 1943 in Marseille) was a French general.

He was the son of Magdeleine Honorine (née Clément) and Etienne Drude.[1] Drude entered the French Military in 1872[2] and in 1892 commanded a company of the Foreign Legion in Dahomey. Between 1900 and 1901, he participated in the Boxer Rebellion in China, capturing[3] Kao Peng on 7 November 1900, while heading three infantry companies and a field artillery section.[4] In 1901, he became a lieutenant colonel, having participated in 14 campaigns. In 1907, he was appointed Brigadier General and commanding troops from Algeria, landed in Morocco on 7 August after the Bombardment of Casablanca. Drude was elevated to Major General in 1911 and in 1914 he became commander of the Division of Oran.

Drude was knighted on 9 July, 1892 and became a Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor in 1914.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Légion d'Honneur: Drude. Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication Gouvernement Français. Archives Nationales. 27 September 2016. Paris, France. French. 1943. Dossier: LH/808/2.
  2. News: 86th Rég.. 27 September 2016. 33rd year. 257. Journal Officiel de la République Française. 22 September 1901. Paris, France. 6061. French.
  3. Web site: Histoire: 1892–1893 – La Légion Etrangère pendant la campagne du Dahomey. Legione Trangere. Fédération des Sociétés d’Anciens de la Légion Etrangère. 27 September 2016. Paris, France. French. 2016.
  4. Brun. Jean-François. Intervention armée en Chine: l'expédition internationale de 1900–1901. Revue historique des armées. 2010. 258. 14–45. 27 September 2016. Service historique de la Défense. Château de Vincennes, France. French. 1965-0779.