About Auguste Gougeard
Lived 1827 – 1886 (aged 58). Auguste Gougeard was a French military officer, politician and sea captain.
Auguste Gougeard PortraitAuguste Gougeard (15 November 1827 – March 1886, Paris) was a French military officer and politician. A navy officer by background, he was commissioned into the French Army as a general during the Franco-Prussian War at Léon Gambetta's instigation.
He rose to captain and campaigned in Africa, the Crimea and the Far East. He was made général de division of the auxiliary army to the armée de la Loire, under Alfred Chanzy's command.
A friend of Léon Gambetta, he served as Minister of the Navy from November 1881 to January 1882 in Gambetta's temporary ministry.
He was a commander of the Légion d'honneur.
He wrote several works, including a series on the French Navy and its institutions.
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Who was Auguste Gougeard?
French officer and politician (1827–1886)
When was Auguste Gougeard born?
Auguste Gougeard was born on 15 November 1827 in Lorient.
When did Auguste Gougeard die?
Auguste Gougeard died on 8 March 1886 in Paris.
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Auguste Gougeard was a military officer, politician and sea captain.
What nationality was Auguste Gougeard?
Auguste Gougeard was French.
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