Person

Jacques Louis Randon

1795–1871 · 19th century · Also known as Marshal Randon

Jacques Louis Randon (1795–1871) was a French general and marshal who served as governor-general of Algeria from 1851 to 1858. His campaign of 1857 subdued Great Kabylia, completing the conquest of the mountains of northern Algeria, and he founded Fort-Napoléon there. He was later minister of war under Napoleon III.

Jacques Louis Randon
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