Ernest Courtot de Cissey
Politician
1810 – 1882
Who was Ernest Courtot de Cissey?
Ernest Louis Octave Courtot de Cissey was a French general.
He was born in Paris, educated at the Prytanée National Militaire, and after passing through St Cyr, entered the army in 1832, becoming captain in 1839.
He saw active service in Algeria, and became chef d'escadron in 1849 and lieutenant-colonel in 1850. He took part as a colonel in the Crimean War, and after the battle of Inkerman received the rank of general of brigade.
In 1863 he was promoted general of division. When the Franco-German War broke out in 1870, de Cissey was given a divisional command in the Army of the Rhine, and he was included in the surrender of Bazaine's army at Metz. He was released from captivity only at the end of the war, and on his return was at once appointed by the Versailles government to a command in the army engaged in the suppression of the Commune, a task in the execution of which he displayed great rigour.
From July 1871 de Cissey sat as a deputy, and he had already become minister of war. He occupied this post several times during the critical period of the reorganization of the French army, and served briefly as Prime Minister of France from 1874 to 1875.
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- Born
- Sep 12, 1810
Paris - Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Education
- Prytanée National Militaire
- Died
- Jun 15, 1882
Paris
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on July 23, 2013
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