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Adolphe Niel

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Born:
Oct. 4, 1802, Muret, France
Died:
Aug. 13, 1869, Paris (aged 66)

Adolphe Niel (born Oct. 4, 1802, Muret, France—died Aug. 13, 1869, Paris) was a French army officer and marshal who, as minister of war, made an unsuccessful attempt to reorganize the French army in 1868. Niel was trained as an engineer and spent most of his life in military service after receiving his commission in 1825. In 1849 he distinguished himself in the French forces’ capture of Rome from the republicans. Appointed a general of division in 1853, he twice commanded the engineers during the Crimean War. The next year he became an aide-de-camp to Napoleon III, and in 1857 ...(100 of 178 words)

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