Raphaël Vienot

Raphaël Vienot
Portrait of colonel Vienot
Born31 August 1804
France
Died2 May 1855(1855-05-02) (aged 50)
Sevastopol
Mort au combat
Allegiance France
BranchFrench Army
French Foreign Legion
Service years1823 - 1855
RankColonel
Commands1st Regiment of the 1st Foreign Legion 1er R.E.L.E
ConflictsCrimean War
(French: Guerre de Crimée)

Raphaël Vienot (31 August 1804 – 2 May 1855) was colonel of the French Army who particularly illustrated himself during the Crimean War and was killed in action while leading the assault of his regiment. He is the patron of a promotion at the (Corniche brutionne).

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