Solomon Braun

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Solomon Braun

Solomon Braun (1868–1899) was a French

French people

French people can refer to:* The legal residents and citizens of France, regardless of ancestry. For a legal discussion, see French nationality law....
lieutenant

Lieutenant

Lieutenant is a military, naval, paramilitary, fire service, emergency medical services or police commissioned officer military rank.Lieutenant may also appear as part of a title used in various other organisations with a codified command structure....
of artillery, born at Paris

Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
in 1868 and died in Togbao, Chad

Chad

Chad , officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west....
, in 1899. His father, a poor pedler, observing Solomon's capacity for learning, made the greatest sacrifices to give him a good education. Solomon successfully passed the competitive examination for the École Polytechnique
École Polytechnique

The ?cole Polytechnique , often referred to by the nickname X, is the foremost France grande ?cole of engineering . Founded in 1794 and initially located in the Quartier Latin in central Paris, it was moved to Palaiseau in 1976....
, whence he graduated as lieutenant of artillery

Artillery

Artillery is a military Combat Arms which employs any apparatus, machine, an assortment of tools or instruments, a system or systems used as weapons for the discharge of large projectiles in combat as a major contribution of fire power within the overall military capability of an armed force....
. In 1897 he obtained permission from the Minister of War

Minister of Defence (France)

The Minister of Defence is the French government French government ministers charged with running the military of France.A "Secretary of State for War " was one of the four specialised secretaries of state established in France in 1589....
to join the perilous expedition for the exploration of Lake Chad

Lake Chad

Lake Chad is a historically large, shallow lake in Africa, whose size has varied greatly over the centuries. It is economically very important, providing water to more than 20 million people living in the four countries which surround it — Chad, Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria....
under Lieutenant Henri Bretonnet

Henri Bretonnet

Henri-Etienne Bretonnet was a France naval officer, killed with most of his men in the battle of Togbao.Bretonnet entered in the navy by attending the ?cole Navale, the Navy Academy in charge of the education of the officers of the French Navy....
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