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Adolphe Niel
Adolphe Niel (4 October 180213 August 1869) was a French Army general and statesman, also Marshal of France.
He was born at Muret, Haute-Garonne and entered the École Polytechnique in 1821. Niel entered the engineer school at Metz, became lieutenant in the Engineers Corps in 1827, and captain in 1833. At the storming of Constantine, Algeria, Niel led the engineer detachment with one of the storming parties, and his conduct gained for him the rank of "chef de bataillon" in
Niel
Niel may refer to:
- Niel, Belgium, town and municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp
- Niel Jaarmarkt Cyclo-cross, cyclo-cross race held in Niel, Belgium, and part of the Cyclo-cross Gazet van Antwerpen
- Prix Niel, Group 2 flat horse race in France
- Niel (singer), South Korean member of boy group Teen Top
- Niel Bushnell, British author and animator
People with the surname.
- Adolphe Niel (1802–1869)