Jean-Louis Borel
Appearance
Jean-Louis Borel (3 April 1819, Fanjeaux – 20 February 1884, Versailles) was a French general, aide de camp, and politician.
He graduated from Saint-Cyr. He was aide de camp to MacMahon, in Algeria and in the Crimean War. He was chief of staff to the National Guard. He was commander of the Army of the Loire.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gen. Jean Louis Borel" (PDF). The New York Times. February 24, 1884.
- Cooper, Thompson (1884). . (eleventh ed.). London: George Routledge & Sons. p. 149.