Gustave Rolland was a French engineer, soldier and politician.
10 Facts About Gustave Rolland
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Gustave Rolland was born on 16 July 1809 in Vatimont, Moselle.
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Gustave Rolland entered the Ecole Polytechnique in 1827 and graduated as an army engineer.
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Gustave Rolland's first posting was to Mezieres, where he undertook a project to make a canal beside the citadel.
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Gustave Rolland prepared elements of it in experiments in Metz.
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Gustave Rolland stood in place of Prince Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, who had chosen another department, and won by a decisive margin.
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Gustave Rolland voted for the Rateau proposal, for the banning of clubs, for the expedition to Rome and against the indictment of the President and the Ministers.
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Gustave Rolland married Bernardine Marie Leonie Dauss around 1850, daughter of Benjamin Dausse, an engineer of the Corps des Ponts et Chaussees.
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Gustave Rolland was promoted to Officer of the Legion of Honour on 7 January 1871.
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Gustave Rolland died on 23 April 1871 in Versailles, Yvelines.