BAZAINE, ACHILLE FRANÇOIS

äshēlˈ fräNswäˈ bäzănˈ, 1811–88, French army officer. He served in Algeria, Crimea, Lombardy, and Mexico, and in the Franco-Prussian War he was given (Aug., 1870) the supreme command by Emperor Napoleon III. Unequal to the task, Bazaine allowed his army, which was entrenched at Metz, to be surrounded by the Prussians. The attempt of Marshal MacMahon to rescue him led to the disaster of Sedan. Bazaine then entered questionable diplomatic intrigues with the Germans, which led to his capitulation at Metz (Oct. 27). Convicted of treason in 1873, he was sentenced to 20 years of seclusion but escaped. He spent the rest of his life in Italy and Spain.

See P. Guedalla, The Two Marshals: Bazaine, Pétain (1943).

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Double Impact: France and Africa in the Age of Imperialism
Book by G. Wesley Johnson; Greenwood Press, 1985
Subjects: Africa, West--Civilization--French Influences, France--Civilization--West African Influences
...Sonnet Cavalier," 297 -99 Bazaine, Achille-Francois, 62 Bedeau, 61 Beti, Mongo...75 Bosquet, Pierre-Jean-Francois, 62 Bouet-Willaumez, Captain...Gratien, 157 Canrobert, Francois Certain, 62 Carde, Jules...
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Historical Dictionary of the Third French Republic, 1870-1940 - Vol. 2
Book by Patrick H. Hutton, Amanda S. Bourque, Amy J. Staples; Greenwood Press, 1986
Subjects: France--History--Third Republic, 1870-1940--Dictionaries
...592 Baudrier, Yves, 666 Baudry publisher , 822 Bauhaus, 59, 60, 509, 546 Baumann, Emile, 171 Bazaine, Achille, 395-96 Bazaine, Francois, 66 Bazeilles, Battle of 1870 , 409 Bazile, Jules. See Guesde, Jules Bazin, Rene, 163, 171...
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France in Modern Times: 1760 to the Present
Book by Gordon Wright; Rand McNally, 1960
Subjects: France--History
B Babeuf, Francois Noel, 38 , 81 Bainville, Jacques...Baroche, Jules, 189 Barras, Paul Francois, vicomte de, 79 , 87 Barres...Paul, 514 Bayle, Pierre, 30 Bazaine, Marshal Achille Francois, 194 , 274 Beauharnais, Eugene...
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The Catholics and German Unity, 1866-1871
Book by George G. Windell; University of Minnesota Press, 1954
Subjects: Catholics--Germany, Germany--Politics And Government--1866-1871
Bayrische Volkspartei ; see Bayrische Patriotenpartei Bayrischer Kurier , 180 Bazaine, Gen. Achille Francois, 252 Bebel, August, 137 , 248 , 263 , 291 Becher WUrttemberg Zollparlament deputy , 244 Bennigsen, Rudolf von, 9 , 57 n...
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Historical Dictionary of the French Second Empire, 1852-1870
Book by William E. Echard; Greenwood Press, 1985
Subjects: France--History--Second Empire, 1852-1870--Dictionaries
BAZAINE, FRANCOIS ACHILLE 1811-1888 , marshal of France; one...examinations for the Ecole Polytechnique, Bazaine enlisted voluntarily as a soldier in...1870. Promoted to lieutenant in 1835, Bazaine served in Spain, Algeria, the Crimea...
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South of the Border: Ulysses S. Grant and the French Intervention
Journal article by William E. Hardy; Civil War History, Vol. 54, 2008
Subjects: Civil war--Military aspects, Civil war--Personalities, Civil war--Political aspects, Civil war--United States, Confederate States of America--History, Confederate States of America--Military aspects, Confederate States of America--Political aspects, Grant, Ulysses S.--Military aspects, President of the United States--Military aspects, United States Civil War, 1861-1865--Military aspects, United States Civil War, 1861-1865--Personalities, United States Civil War, 1861-1865--Political aspects, United States history--Civil War, 1861-1865, United States history--Military aspects, United States history--Personalities, United States history--Political aspects, United States. Army--History, United States. Army--Officials and employees
...stages during the spring of 1866. In February 1867, the French evacuated Mexico City. A month later, Gen. Francois Achille Bazaine and his remaining units departed Vera Cruz bound for France. Maximilian, however, refused to abandon the remnants...


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More French Than France
Newspaper article by Colin Walters; The Washington Times, April 16, 2000
Subjects: France, New York
...with the collaborationist Adm. Francois Darlan and preferred Gen. Henri...with France in 1870 when Gen. Achille Bazaine was scapegoated for surrendering...analogy places Petain in the role of Bazaine with de Gaulle playing Gambetta...


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Bazaine, Achille FranÇois
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BAZAINE, ACHILLE FRANCOIS ashel fraNswa bazan , 1811 88, French...Napoleon III. Unequal to the task, Bazaine allowed his army, which was entrenched...rescue him led to the disaster of Sedan. Bazaine then entered questionable diplomatic...
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Metz
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Verdun ), and soon after, Metz, under the command of Francois de Guise, resisted a long siege (1552 53) by Emperor...month siege, 179,000 French soldiers under Marshall Achille Bazaine capitulated. During the German annexation of E Lorraine...


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