COMMANDER // 1784–1849
Thomas Robert Bugeaud
Marshal of FranceFrance1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1784 – 1849
Active service 1844 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 60.
Profile
Thomas Robert Bugeaud, marquis de la Piconnerie, duc d'Isly was a Marshal of France and Governor-General of Algeria during the French colonization. Born an aristocrat, he has a complex legacy, serving as a soldier during the Napoleonic wars, focusing on agriculture during Bourbon rule, then serving the July monarchy in Algeria during which he achieved undoubted military success, also utilised extreme violence and caused outrage at the time.
Battles (1)
1844
Battle of IslyFranco-Moroccan War · France