Pleasant Pélissier - SpeedyLook encyclopedia

Biography

Wire of a police chief of the powders and Salpetre S, it enters, after its studies with the Military academy of the Arrow and to Saint-Cyr military school, in the army as lieutenant as a second in a regiment of Artillerie.

It is used like assistance-of-camp in the countryside of Spain as 1823. It takes share with forwarding in Algérie of 1830 and is promoted, on its return, the rank of major. After a few years with the staff with Paris, it is sent again in Algérie as chief of staff of the province of Oran with the row of the lieutenant-colonel where it remains until the Crimean War.

The hardness of its control after it choked a whole Arab tribe in Dahra, close to Mostaganem, where it had found refuge on June 18th 1845, causes such an indignation in Europe that the Minister for the War, Soult makes public excuses, but the marshal Bugeaud, governor-general of the Algérie, nonglad to approve it, names it with the Brigadier general rank of until in 1850 where he is promoted Major general.

In May 1855, it is sent in the Crimea, where it replaces the marshal Canrobert as commander-in-chief of the French forces in front of Sébastopol.

Its command is characterized by a pitiless pressure on the enemy and an immutable determination to conduct its campaign out of any Parisian interference. Its perseverance is rewarded the September 8th with success for the attack given on Malakoff. The 12, it is promoted Marshal of France.

On its return to Paris, it is named senator, made duke of Malakoff and is secured by an annual pension by: 100000 francs. From March 1858 at May 1859, it is Ambassade ur of France to London, from where it is pointed out to take the command of the army of observation on the the Rhine. It becomes the same year large chancellor of the Legion of honor.

In 1860, it is named governor-general of the Algérie. Its too personal and too rigorous government will lead to the riots of March 1864. he dies in his station the May 22nd 1864. The village Released military the , close to Mostaganem, is then renamed Pélissier in its honor. With independence, it will take the name of Sayada .

During its career it had been covered with honor and the first to receive the title of duke.

Distinctions

Knight of the Legion of honor 1823, Officer LH 1830, Commander LH 1843, GO LH 1851, GC LH 1853, Military decoration 1852, Chev. Order of Saint-Louis 1829, Medal of Grey waxbill, Knight GC of the Order of the Bath (GB), GC of the Royal Order of Léopold (Belgium), GC military royal Ordre of Saint-Ferdinand 1855 (E), Military GC O. of Savoy 1855 (I). GC of the Nichan Iftikhar 1858 (Tunisia), GC Ordre of the Lion and the Sun (Persian), the 1st Cl. about Médjédié (Turkey).

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