Marc-Edmond Dominé
Marc-Edmond Dominé | |
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Born |
Vitry-le-François, France | July 22, 1848
Died |
June 28, 1921 72) Vertus, France | (aged
Nationality | French |
Alma mater |
École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr École Militaire |
Military career | |
Allegiance | France |
Service/branch | French Army |
Years of service | 1868-1892 |
Rank | Colonel |
Battles/wars |
Franco-Prussian War Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande Sino-French War Siege of Tuyen Quang |
Awards | Officer of the Legion of Honor |
Marc-Edmond Dominé (21 June 1848 - 28 June 1921) was a French Army officer who served in the Franco-Prussian War, the Sino-French War, and in the various territories of the French colonial empire.
Early life
Marc-Edmond Domine was admitted to the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr in 1866.
Early Military Career
In October 1868, following his graduation from the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr, Dominé selected the infantry as his preferred branch of the French Army. Dominé was deployed to Algeria where he was wounded in a skirmish; Dominé was appointed a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor for his conduct under fire. During the Franco-Prussian War, he was wounded a second time at the Battle of Beaune-la-Rolande.
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