Joseph Louis Corbin
French officer (1792–1859)
Joseph Louis Corbin (2 February 1797 – November 1859) was a French general who took command of the successful attack that closed the Siege of Constantine in 1837. He also served in the 1849 expedition to Rome, and helped restore calm in Paris after the coup of 2 December 1851.
Early years
Joseph-Louis Corbin was born in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, on 2 February 1792, son of a naval lieutenant.
His father continued to serve in the navy under the French First Republic and the First French Empire.
He died of wounds received during the Battle of Bautzen.
Joseph-Louis Corbin studied at the Lycée Napoleon. He graduated in 1810 at the age of seventeen and joined the imperial guard. With little money or connections he had little chance of advancement in the cavalry, so he left and joined the infantry.
On 20 June 1813 he was named sub-lieutenant in the 132nd line infantry.
North Africa
Corbin advanced through the ranks and on 18 May 1833 was promoted to colonel of the 17th regiment of light infantry.
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