Jean Levaillant

Jean Levaillant [fr] was a French Brigadier general,[1] born on October 5, 1790 in Cambrai (Nord), France and died on January 13, 1876 in Sézanne.

In February 10, 1811 he became a sergeant in the training battalion of the Fontainebleau guard at the age of 20, until June 18, 1812.

Sent to the African army at that time, he served there with distinction in the campaigns of 1838, 1839, 1840 and 1841, and was appointed colonel of the 36th Line Regiment on March 10, 1841.

In that same year, he was part of the Rome expedition and commanded a brigade of this army corps, on this occasion the painter Auguste Raffet painted his portrait as well as that of Pope Pius IX.

In 1852 (commanding the 1st Brigade of the occupation division of Rome) he chaired a commission of Italian officers who drafted the regulations for the internal service of the pontifical infantry published under the title Regolamento sul servizio interno per le truppe pontificie di fanteria, Rome, 1854.