Adolphe Charles Le Flô
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Adolphe Emmanuel Charles Le Flô (2 November 1804, Lesneven
, Finistère
– 1887, Morlaix
) was an French Army general and politician.
in 1825. After serving in Constantine, Algeria
, he became colonel in 20 October 1844, and brigadier general in 1848.
He was minister plenipotentiary to Russia, in 1848.
In April 1848 he was elected deputy from Finistère
to the Constituent Assembly
, he was reelected in May 1849 to the Legislative Assemly he became quaestor. He fought the policy of the Napoleon III of France
, which caused him to be banned after the coup of December 2, 1851. He took refuge in Jersey
where he met Victor Hugo
. He won the friendship of the Czar of Russia. He returned to France in 1857.
In 1870, after the proclamation of the Third Republic, he became Minister of War in the Government of National Defense and appointed Major General. He was minister of the war February 19, 1871, of the Thiers
government, but resigned in June 1871, after the siege of Paris
, and the Bloody Week of the Paris Commune
.
He was elected deputy of Brittany from 1871 to 1876. He was appointed ambassador to St. Petersburg from 1871 to 1879 and used his relationship with them to neutralize the aggressive policy of Germany in 1875. He was promoted Grand Officer in the Legion of Honor.
He has a statue in Lesneven
, by Cyprian Godebski
.
Lesneven
Lesneven is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.It lies northeast of Brest, about from the English Channel in the middle of the Leon plateau.-History:...
, Finistère
Finistère
Finistère is a département of France, in the extreme west of Brittany.-History:The name Finistère derives from the Latin Finis Terræ, meaning end of the earth, and may be compared with Land's End on the opposite side of the English Channel...
– 1887, Morlaix
Morlaix
Morlaix is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.-Leisure and tourism:...
) was an French Army general and politician.
Life
He left Saint-CyrÉcole Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr
The École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr is the foremost French military academy. Its official name is . It is often referred to as Saint-Cyr . Its motto is "Ils s'instruisent pour vaincre": literally "They study to vanquish" or "Training for victory"...
in 1825. After serving in Constantine, Algeria
Constantine, Algeria
Constantine is the capital of Constantine Province in north-eastern Algeria. It was the capital of the same-named French département until 1962. Slightly inland, it is about 80 kilometres from the Mediterranean coast, on the banks of Rhumel river...
, he became colonel in 20 October 1844, and brigadier general in 1848.
He was minister plenipotentiary to Russia, in 1848.
In April 1848 he was elected deputy from Finistère
Finistère
Finistère is a département of France, in the extreme west of Brittany.-History:The name Finistère derives from the Latin Finis Terræ, meaning end of the earth, and may be compared with Land's End on the opposite side of the English Channel...
to the Constituent Assembly
Constituent assembly
A constituent assembly is a body composed for the purpose of drafting or adopting a constitution...
, he was reelected in May 1849 to the Legislative Assemly he became quaestor. He fought the policy of the Napoleon III of France
Napoleon III of France
Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte was the President of the French Second Republic and as Napoleon III, the ruler of the Second French Empire. He was the nephew and heir of Napoleon I, christened as Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte...
, which caused him to be banned after the coup of December 2, 1851. He took refuge in Jersey
Jersey
Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...
where he met Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo
Victor-Marie Hugo was a Frenchpoet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and exponent of the Romantic movement in France....
. He won the friendship of the Czar of Russia. He returned to France in 1857.
In 1870, after the proclamation of the Third Republic, he became Minister of War in the Government of National Defense and appointed Major General. He was minister of the war February 19, 1871, of the Thiers
Thiers
Thiers is a French surname. Notable persons with the surname include:*Adolphe Thiers , French statesman and historian*Louisa Thiers , American supercentenarian*Harry D...
government, but resigned in June 1871, after the siege of Paris
Siege of Paris
The Siege of Paris, lasting from September 19, 1870 – January 28, 1871, and the consequent capture of the city by Prussian forces led to French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War and the establishment of the German Empire as well as the Paris Commune....
, and the Bloody Week of the Paris Commune
Paris Commune
The Paris Commune was a government that briefly ruled Paris from March 18 to May 28, 1871. It existed before the split between anarchists and Marxists had taken place, and it is hailed by both groups as the first assumption of power by the working class during the Industrial Revolution...
.
He was elected deputy of Brittany from 1871 to 1876. He was appointed ambassador to St. Petersburg from 1871 to 1879 and used his relationship with them to neutralize the aggressive policy of Germany in 1875. He was promoted Grand Officer in the Legion of Honor.
He has a statue in Lesneven
Lesneven
Lesneven is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France.It lies northeast of Brest, about from the English Channel in the middle of the Leon plateau.-History:...
, by Cyprian Godebski
Cyprian Godebski (sculptor)
Cyprian Godebski was a Polish sculptor and from 1870 a professor at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg...
.