Pierre Charles Dejean
Charles Pierre Dejean, vicomte (February 16, 1807 in Paris – July 30, 1872 in Paris) was a French general and politician .
Life
He was the son of General Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean. He was Major General of Engineering, and State Councilor and on July 20, 1870, became Minister of War ad interim as a replacement of Marshal Leboeuf, who became chief to the General Staff of Army of the Rhine. Dejean served as Minister of War ad interim from July 20, 1870 to August 10, 1870 in Government of Émile Ollivier. He was a member of the Committee of Fortifications at his elevation to the rank of Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor, April 29, 1871.[1]
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| Preceded by | Minister of War 20 July 1870 – 10 August 1870 |
Succeeded by Charles Cousin-Montauban, Comte de Palikao |
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