Alphonse Dugenne
Alphonse Dugenne | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 10, 1841 |
| Died | December 20, 1887 (aged 46) |
| Allegiance | Second French Empire French Third Republic |
| Branch | French Army |
| Service years | 1859 – 1887 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Conflicts | Second French intervention in Mexico Franco-Prussian War Tonkin Campaign |
| Alma mater | École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr |
Alphonse Jules Alexandre Dugenne (1841–1887) was a French colonel who led the Bắc Lệ ambush during the Tonkin campaign as part of the French effort to capture the territory that would become French Indochina. He was later decorated as Officer and Knight of the Legion of Honour.