François Achille Bazaine
French marshal (1811–1884)
Summary
François Achille Bazaine was an officer of the French army. Bazaine rose through the ranks over four decades of distinguished service under Louis Philippe and then Napoleon III, having held every rank in the army from fusilier to Marshal of France, the latter in 1863. Under the Second Empire, he was made a senator.
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([[c:GR|GR]]) [[File:Jean-Adolphe Beaucé - Achillle-François Bazaine, Marshal of France, 1867.jpg]] → [[File:Jean-Adolphe Beaucé - Achille-François Bazaine, Marshal of France, Marshal of France, 1867.jpg]] [[c:COM:FR#FR3|Criterion 3]] · corr. The typo on Wikidata was accidentally copied
([[c:GR|GR]]) [[File:Bazaine.jpeg]] → [[File:Jean-Adolphe Beaucé - Achillle-François Bazaine, Marshal of France, 1867.jpg]] [[c:COM:FR#FR2|Criterion 2]] · More precise and not just a meaningless name
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