Pierre Louis Charles de Failly

Pierre Louis Charles de Major general Failly , French having ordered the 5th Army corps during the countryside against Prussia.

not to confuse with Pierre Louis de Failly (1724-18.?), Appointed of the nobility of the baillage of Vitry-le-François

Registry office

Born on January 21st, 1810 with Rozoy-sur-Serre (Aisne)
Wire of Charles, Louis count de Failly and of Sophie of Mons de Maigneux (sometimes spelled on certain Desmons documents)

He marries in 1857 Happiness of Frézals de Bourfaud born in Compiegne (Oise) on April 19th, 1821

Biography

Left the school of Saint-Cyr military school in 1828, it made its first weapons in Paris, in the sad business of the Rue Transnonain, where it gained a reputation of military cruelty. The pencil of Daumier reproduced the episode of the Doyen house with a singular energy. Colonel in the month of August 1851, brigadier general on August 29th, 1854, it made the countryside of the Crimea and returned major general.

After the countryside of Italy, of Failly was named large-officer of the Légion of honor. In 1867, it was charged to stop Net the attempt at Garibaldi on the State-Romans; at this point in time after Mentana he wrote: “our rifles Chassepot made wonder”, sentence unfortunate which was reproached to him hard.

Senator, ordering the 5 {{E}} Army corps in 1870, the imperial favorite gave the measurement of his military spirit while letting crush Mac-Mahon with Reichshoffen, on August 6th, 1870.

August 30th, scorning the warnings of the inhabitants of Beaumont-in-Argonne, it was let surprise, close to the Meuse, at the moment when its soldiers ate soup. Victim of the impéritie of its chief, the division of Failly crushed, discovered the principal army corps, moving on Sedan, and its rout precipitated the final disaster. Failly is dislocated of its command, and will be found captive after the Capitulation of Sedan.

With his re-entry of Germany, the general of Failly, escaped with the Council of war, was made forget and lived in the retirement.

Military career

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Campaigns

1830 and 1831: Algeria
1851 with 1854: Algeria
1854 with 1856: campaign the East
1859: countryside of Italy
1867: Task force of Rome:
1870 : countryside against Prussia:

Decorations

French

Medal of the Crimea
Medal of Italy
Large officer of the Legion of honor June 25th, 1859
Military decoration December 26th, 1868

Foreign

Order of the Bath (G. - B.),
Medal of the military value of Sardinia,
2nd class in the Order of Medjidie (Turkey),
Grand Cross of the Order of Frederic of Wurtemberg,
Large Cross of the Holy Maurice and Lazare of Sardinia.

Sources

historical Service of defense: General file of Failly (7 Yd 1338)

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Obituary

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