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Henri Joseph Eugène Gouraud
Henri Gouraud was born in Paris, rue de Grenelle, November 17, 1867. He is the son of Dr. Xavier Gouraud, doctor Hospitals and Mary Portal.
Gouraud are from the Vendée. They leave the country during the Revolution Angers and Paris. They are doctors from father to son. As for Portal are Rouen.
Dr. and Mrs. Gouraud have six children. Françoise Henry after that will come religious priest Joseph, officer Pierre, Marie-Thérèse catechist and Xavier doctor.
Henry gets his family and Stanislas College, where he studied, a solid education marked by a deep faith, a sense of duty and discipline.
They spoke little in the Army then Gouraud. The military role of Henry is very personal. She wakes up with the occupation following the defeat of 1870. Henri four years he wrote much later: "I can still see myself sitting on the ground in the street above me with a huge white horse ridden by a Uhlan. Colonial His vocation dates from the discovery he made a day, abandoned the family stake, weapons brought from Africa by his great uncle, officer, died of fever in Constantine in 1848. Later General Gouraud will honor these weapons among its own trophies.
But it is mostly through reading the story develops his vocation. At the age of twelve years, Henry is surprised at his family, the plan of the battle of Marengo. Later he won the first prize of History and Geography at the Concours Général which met at that time, public and private institutions. Saint Cyr prepares the "Corniche" Stanislas, who later bear his name. It is received in the Contest of 1888 with the promotion of "Grand Triomphe". Aptly named since then include sixty officers.
On leaving school, Gouraud hoped from overseas, but his father opposed, fearing the bad influence of the marines on his son. Gouraud respects his father's will. He was assigned to the 21st Fighter Battalion foot Montbéliard. It is a happy choice to head the Battalion Commander is the ticket, admirable officer who knows the field complete the training school.
Henri Joseph Eugène Gouraud
Henri Gouraud was born in Paris, rue de Grenelle, November 17, 1867. He is the son of Dr. Xavier Gouraud, doctor Hospitals and Mary Portal.
Gouraud are from the Vendée. They leave the country during the Revolution Angers and Paris. They are doctors from father to son. As for Portal are Rouen.
Dr. and Mrs. Gouraud have six children. Françoise Henry after that will come religious priest Joseph, officer Pierre, Marie-Thérèse catechist and Xavier doctor.
Henry gets his family and Stanislas College, where he studied, a solid education marked by a deep faith, a sense of duty and discipline.
They spoke little in the Army then Gouraud. The military role of Henry is very personal. She wakes up with the occupation following the defeat of 1870. Henri four years he wrote much later: "I can still see myself sitting on the ground in the street above me with a huge white horse ridden by a Uhlan. Colonial His vocation dates from the discovery he made a day, abandoned the family stake, weapons brought from Africa by his great uncle, officer, died of fever in Constantine in 1848. Later General Gouraud will honor these weapons among its own trophies.
But it is mostly through reading the story develops his vocation. At the age of twelve years, Henry is surprised at his family, the plan of the battle of Marengo. Later he won the first prize of History and Geography at the Concours Général which met at that time, public and private institutions. Saint Cyr prepares the "Corniche" Stanislas, who later bear his name. It is received in the Contest of 1888 with the promotion of "Grand Triomphe". Aptly named since then include sixty officers.
On leaving school, Gouraud hoped from overseas, but his father opposed, fearing the bad influence of the marines on his son. Gouraud respects his father's will. He was assigned to the 21st Fighter Battalion foot Montbéliard. It is a happy choice to head the Battalion Commander is the ticket, admirable officer who knows the field complete the training school.