Nicolas Édouard Delabarre-Duparcq
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Nicolas Édouard Delabarre-Duparcq (1819–1893) was a French
military critic and historian, born at Saint-Cloud
, Seine-et-Oise
. He studied at the Ecole Polytechnique
and in 1849 was appointed professor
of military history at the École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr
. Having entered the engineers in 1841, he rose in 1871 to the rank of colonel and was retired in 1879. He wrote in addition to memoirs for the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences:
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military critic and historian, born at Saint-Cloud
Saint-Cloud
Saint-Cloud is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris.Like other communes of the Hauts-de-Seine such as Marnes-la-Coquette, Neuilly-sur-Seine or Vaucresson, Saint-Cloud is one of the wealthiest cities in France, ranked 22nd out of the 36500 in...
, Seine-et-Oise
Seine-et-Oise
Seine-et-Oise was a département of France encompassing the western, northern, and southern parts of the metropolitan area of Paris. Its préfecture was Versailles and its official number was 78. Seine-et-Oise was abolished in 1968....
. He studied at the Ecole Polytechnique
École Polytechnique
The École Polytechnique is a state-run institution of higher education and research in Palaiseau, Essonne, France, near Paris. Polytechnique is renowned for its four year undergraduate/graduate Master's program...
and in 1849 was appointed professor
Professor
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of military history at the École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr
École 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"...
. Having entered the engineers in 1841, he rose in 1871 to the rank of colonel and was retired in 1879. He wrote in addition to memoirs for the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences:
- Biographie et maximes de Maurice de Saxe (1851)
- Portraits militaires, Esquisses historiques et stratégiques (two volumes, 1853–1855)
- Les chiens de guerre (1867)
- Histoire de Henri IV, roi de France et de Navarre (1884).