Charles-Marie-Napoléon de Beaufort d'Hautpoul
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Charles-Marie-Napoléon de Beaufort d'Hautpoul (1804, Naples
-1890) was a French general of the 19th century. He was born in Naples
, Italy
, where his father for a Colonel in the Génie ("Military engineering"). He entered Saint-Cyr
from 1820 to 1824, and ultimately became "général de brigade d'état-major".
He participated with distinction to the Morea expedition
in Greece
.
In 1830, he participated to the Algiers expedition
, as "Aide-de-Camp" to General Valazé.
From 1834 to 1837, he was Aide-de-Camp of French-born adventurer Suleiman Pasha
, and then Chief-of-Staff of the Egyptian Sultan Ibrahim Pasha
during the Egyptian campaigns in Syria
.
He is especially known for leading in 1860, the French expedition in Syria
in the Ottoman territory, with the agreement of the Ottoman Empire
, with the objective to fulfill its mission to protect Christians in the Middle-East, following massacres of Maronite Christians. At that time, France, led by Napoleon III, claimed to continue its ancient role as protector of Christians in the Ottoman Empire.
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
-1890) was a French general of the 19th century. He was born in Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
, Italy
Italy
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, where his father for a Colonel in the Génie ("Military engineering"). He entered Saint-Cyr
École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr
The École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr is the foremost French military academy. Its official name is . It is often referred to as Saint-Cyr . Its motto is "Ils s'instruisent pour vaincre": literally "They study to vanquish" or "Training for victory"...
from 1820 to 1824, and ultimately became "général de brigade d'état-major".
He participated with distinction to the Morea expedition
Morea expedition
The Morea expedition is the name given in France to the land intervention of the French Army in the Peloponnese, between 1828 and 1833, at the time of the Greek War of Independence....
in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
.
In 1830, he participated to the Algiers expedition
Invasion of Algiers in 1830
The Invasion of Algiers in 1830 was a large-scale military operation by which the Kingdom of France, ruled by Charles X, invaded and conquered the Ottoman Regency of Algiers...
, as "Aide-de-Camp" to General Valazé.
From 1834 to 1837, he was Aide-de-Camp of French-born adventurer Suleiman Pasha
Suleiman Pasha
Suleiman Pasha was a French-born Egyptian commander...
, and then Chief-of-Staff of the Egyptian Sultan Ibrahim Pasha
Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt
Ibrahim Pasha was the eldest son of Muhammad Ali, the Wāli and unrecognised Khedive of Egypt and Sudan. He served as a general in the Egyptian army that his father established during his reign, taking his first command of Egyptian forces was when he was merely a teenager...
during the Egyptian campaigns in Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
.
He is especially known for leading in 1860, the French expedition in Syria
French expedition in Syria
The French expedition in Syria took place between 1860 and 1861. The expedition took place following the killing of thousands of Maronite, Greek Orthodox, and Melkite Greek Catholic Christians by Druzes and Muslims on Mount Lebanon and in Damascus in June–July 1860...
in the Ottoman territory, with the agreement of the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
, with the objective to fulfill its mission to protect Christians in the Middle-East, following massacres of Maronite Christians. At that time, France, led by Napoleon III, claimed to continue its ancient role as protector of Christians in the Ottoman Empire.