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    Élie, Jean de Vassoigne (French pronunciation: [eli də vaswaɲ]; 1811-1891) was a French general who distinguished himself in the Baltic in 1854 against...
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    detachment of the "Blue Division" Troupes de marine (known also as marsouins), under the command of Élie de Vassoigne. Marsouin snipers, along with local guerrillas...
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    the first time regrouped in a grand unit: Blue Division of general Élie de Vassoigne, named after the blue uniforms worn by the soldiers to differentiate...
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    of 70 ships under Admiral Léonard Charner and 3,500 soldiers under Élie de Vassoigne to Saigon. Charner's squadron, the most powerful French naval force...
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    marine infantry, and bigors, or marine artillery. Commanded by General Élie de Vassoigne, it was made up of two brigades: The 1st Brigade, commanded by General...
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  • d'Aries, with 3,500 French and Spanish troops led by General Élie de Vassoigne. Vassoigne's forces stormed Gia Định on 7 February 1861 and after two days...
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    mistake.) Admiral Benjamin Jaurès Admiral Henri Rieunier General Élie de Vassoigne Colonel Charles-Louis Du Pin Lieutenant (N) Francis Garnier First...
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    Arsène Lambert (category École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr alumni)
    immediately after that he became deputy chief of staff, assigned to General Élie de Vassoigne, with the 12th infantry regiment. Back in Europe, responding to a...
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    batteries of canons de 4, and one engineer company, constituted the 3rd Infantry Division commanded by division général Élie de Vassoigne. This infantry division...
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    Clappier) 4 Artillery Batteries de 4 horse mounted 1 Train equipped Squadron Parc Artillery (colonel Elie Jean de Vassoigne) Total artillery 24 Battalions...
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