Bosquet, PIERRE FRANÇOIS JOSEPH, French marshal, born 8th November 1810, at Mont de Marsan, in Landes; entered in 1834 the Algerian army, and reached the rank of general of brigade in 1848. In the Crimean war, he contributed greatly to the victories of Alma and Inkermann, and took a leading part in the capture of the Malakoff, where he was severely wounded. Made senator and field-marshal in 1856, he died 5th February 1861.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 2: Beaugency to Cataract, p. 342–343
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