Jean-Louis Borel
Jean-Louis Borel (3 April 1819, Fanjeaux – 20 February 1884, Versailles) was a French general, aide de camp, and politician.
He graduated from Saint-Cyr. He was aide de camp to MacMahon, in Algeria, the Crimean War. He was chief of staff to the National Guard. He was commander of the Army of the Loire.[1]
References
- ↑ "Gen. Jean Louis Borel" (PDF). The New York Times. February 24, 1884.
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Cooper, Thompson (1884). "Borel, Jean Louis". Men of the Time (eleventh ed.). London: George Routledge & Sons. p. 149.
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| Preceded by Gaëtan de Rochebouët |
Minister of War 13 December 1877 – 16 May 1878 |
Succeeded by Henri François Xavier Gresley |
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