COMMANDER // 1862–1914
René Laverdure
Lieutenant ColonelFrance1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1862 – 1914
Active service 1914 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 52.
Profile
Lieutenant-Colonel René Philippe Laverdure was a French army officer. He enlisted in the army as a private soldier in 1880 and saw active service with the 1st Marine Infantry Regiment and the Regiment de Tirailleurs Annamites in the Tonkin Campaign in modern Vietnam. He was promoted through the army's non-commissioned ranks and became an adjutant in 1884. A display of bravery on the battlefield won him a commission later that year.
Battles (1)
1914
Battle of el-HriZaian War · France