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Auguste Henri Brincourt
French general (1823–1909) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Auguste Henri Brincourt (June 25, 1823 - August 10, 1909) was a General of the French Army. He notably served during the French Intervention in Mexico and the Franco-Prussian War and was a recipient of the Grand Cross of the Légion d'honneur.[1]
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Brincourt enrolled in the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr in 1841, and graduated in 1843.[2] He took part in the Second Italian War of Independence and was wounded at the Battle of Solferino in 1859.[3] In August 1865, Brincourt led a force of 2,500 men into northern Mexico with the objective of driving Benito Juárez out of Mexico, resulting in the capture of Chihuahua.[4] Brincourt led an infantry brigade of the Imperial Guard during the Franco-Prussian war in 1870 and 1871.[2]
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