Aimable Pélissier
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Aimable-Jean-Jacques Pélissier, 1st Duc de Malakoff, was a Marshal of France. He served in Algeria where he became widely known for his cruel conduct and extermination of entire tribes. He also served
Pélissier in c. 1855
Portrait of Maréchal Pélissier, by Henryk Rodakowski, c. 1857
Battle of the Chernaya
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The Battle of the Chernaya was fought at the Traktir Bridge on the Chernaya River during the Crimean War on August 16, 1855. The battle was fought between Russian, French, Piedmontese and Ottoman troo
Aimable Pélissier
…Second French Empire Branch French Army Service years 1818–1864 Rank Maréchal de France Conflicts Spanish Campaign Conquest of Algeria Crimean War Battle of the Chernaya Awards Legion of Honour (Grand Chancelier) Signature Aimable-Jean-Jacques Pélissier, 1st Duc de Malakoff (6 November 1794 – 22 May 1864), was a Marshal…
Battle of the Chernaya, the forces at the beginning of the battle and the Russian advance. The Russians are shown in brown, Frenchmen in red, Sardinians in blue, Turks in green, British in orange
The Battle of the Chernaya, Gerolamo Induno, 1857
Traktir Bridge after the Battle.