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Charles Nicolas Lacretelle (1822–1891) was a French General and Statesman born in Pont-à-Mousson (Meurthe-et-Moselle, France) on 30 October 1822. ==Military career== Charles Nicolas entered the Promotion de la Nécéssité at the famous French Military Academy of École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr on 20 April 1841. After graduating on 1 April 1843, he joined as Lieutenant the French Foreign Legion. * 1st Algerian Campaign - He was sent to the Oran Division (Algeria) near Sidi Bel Abbès, where many of his siblings lived at the time. In 1852 after the battle of the Tigre, he received from the Minister of War, Maréchal Saint-Arnaud a citation for his courage in combat. Promoted instantly to the rank of Captain he was awarded the Knighthood of the Légion d’Honneur. * 1st Russian Campaign – During the Russian War in June 1854, he was part of the Bataillon Etranger (French Foreign Battalion) detached to the Canrobert Division and took part in the Battle of Alma. After being wounded at Lukermann, he was promoted Battalion Commander at the 2nd Zouave Regiment and became Officer of the Légion d’Honneur. Wounded again on 18 June 1855 (Affaire Malakoff) he was on 30 June promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel at the 19th Line Infantry Regiment. On 30 December 1857, he became Colonel of the 31st Line Infantry Regiment. * Italian Campaign – In 1859 Colonel Lacretelle was transferred to the Zouave Regiment of the Guard and took part in the Campagne d'Italie (1859). He was awarded the title of Commander of the Légion d’Honneur on 12 August 1861. Lacretelle was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General on 13 August 1865. * 2nd Algerian Campaign – In 1866, General Lacretelle was again sent back to North Africa to take command of the operations in the South of Algeria. * 1870-71 War – Attached to the 4th Division of the 1st Army Corp under the command of Marechal Mac-Mahon, he was commander of the “Le Mans” Sub-Division in 1870 and took part in the battle of (Frœschwiller ), where his Brigade was only composed of the 3rd Tirailleur Algérien Regiment. During this battle, he occupied the extreme right flank of the French forces next to (Morsbronn ), well known for the Charges of the 8th and 9th Cuirassier and the 6th Lancer Regiments. Being promoted Général de Division on the 23rd of August, he took command of a 12th Corp Division in Sedan. * Aftermath – After the capitulation of France at (Sedan ) on 2 September 1870, General Lacretelle was held prisoner in Germany. Upon his return to France, he took command of the 3rd Division of the Versailles 2nd Army Corp during the second Siege of Paris〔http://ehistory.osu.edu/world/articles/ArticleView.cfm?AID=65〕 and took part of the Military Operations against the Commune. He later participated to the reorganization of the Army while commanding the 19th Division (2nd Army Corp). For his services, he was awarded the title of “Grand Officier” of the Légion d’Honneur on 21 April 1874 before retiring from active duty. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charles Nicolas Lacretelle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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