Alphonse Dugenne
Alphonse Jules Alexandre Dugenne (1841–1887) was a French colonel who led the Bắc Lệ ambush during the Tonkin campaign as part of the French effort to capture the territory that would become French Indochina. He was later decorated as Officer and Knight of the Legion of Honour.
Alphonse Dugenne | |
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| Born | February 10, 1841 Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France |
| Died | December 20, 1887 (aged 46) Phủ Lạng Thương, Tonkin, French Indochina |
| Allegiance | Second French Empire French Third Republic |
| Branch | French Army |
| Years of service | 1859 – 1887 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | Second French intervention in Mexico Franco-Prussian War Tonkin Campaign |
| Alma mater | École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr |
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