Antoine Drude
Antoine Drude (aka Antoine Marius Benoît Drude: 27 May 1853 in Condé – 7 January 1943 in Marseille) was a French general.
He was the son of Magdeleine Honorine (née Clément) and Etienne Drude.[1] Drude entered the French Military in 1872[2] and in 1892 commanded a company of the Foreign Legion in Dahomey. Between 1900 and 1901, he participated in the Boxer Rebellion in China, capturing[3] Kao Peng on 7 November 1900, while heading three infantry companies and a field artillery section.[4] In 1901, he became a lieutenant colonel, having participated in 14 campaigns.[2] In 1907, he was appointed Brigadier General and commanding troops from Algeria, landed in Morocco on 7 August. Drude was elevated to Major General in 1911 and in 1914 he became commander of the Division of Oran.[3]
Drude was knighted on 9 July, 1892[2] and became a Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor in 1914.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Légion d'Honneur: Drude". Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication Gouvernement Français (in French). Paris, France: Archives Nationales. 1943. Dossier: LH/808/2. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ a b c "86th Rég" (in French). Vol. 33rd year, no. 257. Paris, France: Journal Officiel de la République Française. 22 September 1901. p. 6061. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Histoire: 1892-1893 - La Légion Etrangère pendant la campagne du Dahomey". Legione Trangere (in French). Paris, France: Fédération des Sociétés d’Anciens de la Légion Etrangère. 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ Brun, Jean-François (2010). "Intervention armée en Chine: l'expédition internationale de 1900-1901". Revue historique des armées (in French). 258. Château de Vincennes, France: Service historique de la Défense: 14–45. ISSN 1965-0779. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
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