Louis Briere de l'Isle
| Louis Brière de l'Isle | |
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General Briere de l'Isle, with the plaque of a Grand Officer of the Légion d'honneur on his chest.
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| Born | June 24, 1827 Martinique |
| Died | June 19, 1896 (aged 68) Saint-Leu-Taverny, France |
| Allegiance |
 France
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| Service/branch | French Army |
| Years of service | 1847–1893 |
| Rank | Général de division |
| Commands held |
1st Marine Infantry Regiment Tonkin Expeditionary Corps |
| Battles/wars |
Franco-Prussian War Sino-French War |
| Awards | Citation in L'Ordre de L'Armee (1861) Grand Officer of the Légion d'honneur |
| Other work | Governor of Senegal |
Louis Alexandre Esprit Gaston Brière de l'Isle (24 June 1827 – 19 June 1897) was a French Army general who achieved distinction firstly as Governor of Senegal (1876–81), and then as general-in-chief of the Tonkin Expeditionary Corps during the Sino-French War (August 1884–April 1885).
Louis Briere de l'Isle was born on 4 June 1827 in Martinique. In 1847 he graduated from Saint-Cyr and was made Sous lieutenant in the Troupes de marine, promoted to lieutenant in 1852 and captain in 1856. In the French colonial campaign in French Indochina, he was served as adjudant major du régiment de marine (1859–1860). Stationed in Cochinchina from 1861 to 1866. In 1861 he received a citation in the ordre de l'armée for combat at the February Battle of Kỳ Hòa, just west of Saigon.
Briere de l'Isle was made Chef d'escadron in 1862, and inspecteur des affaires indigènes at Tay Ninh in 1863.
At the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War he was made Colonel, led the 1st Marine Infantry Regiment at the Battle of Bazeilles (for which he was made a Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur), and was wounded at the Battle of Sedan in 1870.
After the war, Brière de l'Isle was named Governor of Sénégal from 1876 to 1881. He took an important role in the French conquest of Senegal.
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