André Cazeneuve

André Cazeneuve (10 December 1817 - 20 August 1874) was a French soldier, a horse trainer in the Guard of Emperor Napoleon III with the rank of corporal.

He served as a cavalry instructor for the army of the shōgun, and introduced Arabian horses in Japan.

In 1868 the Boshin War broke out between the Shōgun and the forces supporting the restoration of the Mikado's authority.

Cazeneuve therefore resigned from the French army and entered the service of the shōgun, along with Jules Brunet.

He was severely wounded in the battle, but was brought back to Yokohama at the end of the conflict and transported to France.