François Rochebrune

François Rochebrune (Polish: Franciszek Rochebrune; 1 June or 1 January When he was fourteen he began an apprenticeship in a printer's shop. He then joined the French Army. He served in the 17th Regiment of Line Infantry and, during the Crimean War, in the Zouaves formation. From 1855 to 1857 he taught French to local gentry (szlachta) in Kraków, Austrian partition of Poland. In 1857 he was a sergeant during the Franco-British expedition to China. He then led a successful attack of his zouaves and "kosynierzy" troops, forcing the Russians to flee. As a result, after the battle he was promoted to general. He rejoined the French Army, and later fought in the Franco-Prussian War in 1870.