Franciade Fleurus Duvivier

See also: Duvivier

Franciade Fleurus Duvivier , French major general, born the July 7th 1794, with Rouen.

It entered to the Polytechnic school (X1812 Promotion) in 1812; it took share made its first weapons in 1814 with the defense of Paris against the allies which encircled Paris, it was quartermaster-sergeant and ordered a section of eight parts. Left the School the second day of its promotion, it passed to the École of application of Metz. With leaving this School he became successively lieutenant, captain, chief of the Corsica genious in , with the Îles of Hyères, Saint-Pierre (Martinique).

In 1830, it followed the Expédition of Algiers as captain of the genious and was named ordering one of the two battalions of Zouave S, one incorporated in it the 5.000 Parisian volunteers who arrived of the barricades. The commander Duvivier was charged to discipline them. It was later the 67e of line. With them, in 1831, Duvivier covered the retirement of the French troops to the Expédition of Médéah. It was announced in the passing of the Col of Mouzaïa (1831), was in charge of various commands in Africa: Higher commander of Candle in 1833, lieutenant-colonel in 1834, it ordered the Spahis , with Bône; in 1833 and 1836, it fulfills with Algiers the functions of Aga of the Arabs .

At the end of 1836, it was forwarding of Constantine, attacked with 400 men the door of Coudial-Aty; it would have entered the city if it had been constant.

The following year one sent it with 400 men, with Guelma, to found a city in the middle of populations exaltées by the failure of French in front of Constantine. It fulfills its mission. Appointed colonel, it attended the Prise of Constantine, occupied, in 1838 and 1839, the camp of Blidah which it made strengthen, and obtained the Brigadier general rank of . During the Holy war proclaimed by Abd-el-Kader, it pushed back constantly, with a handle of brave men, the ceaseless attacks of the Arab S.

In 1840, it removed, with the head of its brigade, the most difficult position of Mouzaïa, the Passage of Téniah. Charged with occupying Médéah, it engaged 900 French against 5.000 Arabs, ordered by the Emir and killed 500 of the latter. In 1841, it required and obtained its return in France, and was delivered to the study in the retirement. It made appear several scientists works.

The February 25th 1848, the provisional government charged it with the organization of 24 battalions of mobile national guard. He resigned these functions to be representing of the people to the National Assembly by the department of the the Seine. It defended valiantly, in June 1848, the Town hall of Paris against the insurrectionists, but was wounded the 25 and succumbed little of days afterwards.

It published writings estimated on the Algérie. Moreover, he had begun interesting research on the reports/ratios of the language of the Kabyles with the Phénicien.

Henri-Alexandre Frère gave a Biographie of Duvivier, crowned by the Académie of Rouen. C. Mullié indicates that the Duvivier general was the Paul-Louis Courier army , one had called it the general with Pamphlet S .

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