Jean-François Gentil
French officer who participated to the French conquest of Algeria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about Gentil. For other uses, see Gentil (disambiguation).
Jean-François-Madeleine de Gentil (born in Artaise-le-Vivier on 8 March 1789 and died in Paris on 29 March 1852) was a French officer who participated to the French conquest of Algeria.[1]
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Birth name | Jean-François-Madeleine de Gentil |
Born | 8 March 1789 Artaise-le-Vivier, Kingdom of France |
Died | 29 March 1852 Paris, Kingdom of France |
Allegiance | France |
Branch | French Army, Armée des Émigrés, Army of Condé |
Years of service | 1808-1852 |
Rank | Divisional general |
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