10 Facts About Henri-Nicolas Frey

Henri-Nicolas Frey was a French major general of the Troupes coloniales.

Henri-Nicolas Frey led the French troops at the Battle of Peking in August 1900 where a multinational force ended the siege of foreign legations during the Boxer Rebellion.

Henri-Nicolas Frey was born on 9 January 1847 in Bocognano in Corsica, son of Henri Frey who was a gendarmerie officer, then justice of the peace in Valensole, knight of the Legion of Honor, 2nd class and his mother being Jeanne Carrega.

Henri-Nicolas Frey got married on 19 February 1894 in Asnieres-sur-Seine with Julie Bertrand, divorced wife of Charles Apert.

Henri-Nicolas Frey was a second lieutenant in 1868, a lieutenant in 1870, a captain in 1874 in French Senegal, and a squadron leader in 1880.

Henri-Nicolas Frey served in the Bureau of The Marine Infantry Troops and was rapporteur of the Technical Committee of the Colonies.

Henri-Nicolas Frey was then lieutenant-colonel in 1884 in Tonkin and colonel in 1887 in the colonial regiment of Brest, then in Senegal.

Henri-Nicolas Frey then wrote a book out of it, titled Campagne dans le Haut-Senegal et dans le Haut-Niger, in 1888.

Henri-Nicolas Frey was appointed brigadier general in 1896, and took command of the 3rd Colonial Brigade as the Inspector General, he under-commissioned missions to New Caledonia, Reunion and Madagascar.

Henri-Nicolas Frey was named Grand Officer of the Legion d'honneur by decree on 12 July 1906.