Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - Ya yi aiki a ƙasa a lokacin kashi na biyu na Yaƙin Franco-Prussian, a matsayin babban janar na sashen. Ya kasance a yakin Coulmiers
, Villepion da Loigny-Poupry, a matsayin kwamandan wani bangare, kuma a cikin Chanzy ya koma baya a kan Le Mans da yakin a wannan wuri a matsayin kwamandan rundunar.