François Achille Bazaine

François Achille Bazaine
François Achille Bazaine
	François Achille Bazaine on campaign in Mexico by Jean-Adolphe Beauce
Nickname	Achille
Born	13 February 1811; Versailles, Seine-et-Oise, France
Died	23 September 1888 (aged 77); Madrid, Spain
Allegiance	July Monarchy; French Second Republic; Second French Empire
Branch	French Army
Service years	1831–1873
Rank	Marshal of France; (Dignity of the State)
Commands	Governor of Tlemcen, Algeria 1848; 1st Regiment, 1st Foreign Legion; 1er R.E.L.E 1851; Foreign Legion Brigade; (1st & 2nd Foreign), Crimea; 1854; Governor of Sevastopol; 1855; Army Inspector General; 1857; French Forces in Mexico; 1864; Commander-in-Chief Imperial Guard; Paris 1867; III Army Corps, Army of the Rhine 1870; Commander-in-Chief French Forces, Franco-Prussian War; 1870
Conflicts	First Carlist War; Crimean War; Franco-Austrian War; French Intervention in Mexico; Franco-Prussian War Siege of Metz (1870) ; ;
Awards	Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (1863); Médaille Militaire; Grand Cordon of the Order of Léopold of the Belgians; Companion of the Order of the Bath;
Other work	Senator of the Second French Empire (appointed 1864)

François Achille Bazaine (French pronunciation: [frɑ̃swa aʃil bazɛn]; 13 February 1811 – 23 September 1888) was an officer of the French army. Bazaine rose through the ranks over four decades of distinguished service (including 35 years on campaign) under Louis Philippe and then Napoleon III, having held every rank in the army from fusilier to Marshal of France, the latter in 1863. Under the Second Empire, he was made a senator.