Alexandre Percin
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Alexandre Percin | |
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Brigadier General |
Life
Born in 1846 in
Appreciated during his service in that position, Percin was described by André in 1904 as: "[an officer] generally very intelligent, very vigorous, very active, with a capacity for exceptional work, assiduous and methodical: he wrote well, and with grace." These qualities were not disputed by Lieutenant Colonel Émile Mayer, who had opportunity to judge Percin because of his friendship with the Minister of War. Mayer, who well knew the two men, recalled that they were commanded together to Angoulême and that "André had there the opportunity to appreciate his young comrade, of whom he had a high estimation of intelligence, of professional valor, and of moral quality... They were equally inclined to intransigence and were also committed to remain on the path which both had decided to accomplish."
Percin was part of the list of six generals, drawn up by an informant, who together were described as being
In 1914, he was put in charge of the defense of
Bibliography
- Général Percin, "Le combat," Alcan, 1914
- Général Percin, 1914, Les Erreurs du haut-commandement, Paris : Albin Michel, 1919, 287 p.
- Général Percin, "Massacre de notre infanterie, 1914–1918," Albin Michel, 1921
References
- ^ a b Chisholm 1922.
- Attribution
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1922). . Encyclopædia Britannica (12th ed.). London & New York: The Encyclopædia Britannica Company.
Sources
- Émile Mayer, Nos chefs de 1914, Paris : Librairie Stock, 1930, 317 p.
- Bruno Besnier, L'affaire des fiches : un système d'État (1900–1914), La Roche-sur-Yon : Master I d'histoire, 2005.
- Serge Doessant, Le général André, de l'affaire Dreyfus à l'affaire des fiches, Editions Glyphe, Paris, 2009, 416 p.
