Place: Beaumont-En-Auge
Born: 1789
Death: 1870
Biography:
Jean-Charles Langlois, known as The Colonel (22 July 1789 – 1870) was a French soldier and painter. Langlois was born in Beaumont-en-Auge. He graduated from the École Polytechnique in 1806 and fought, as an infantry officer at the battles of Wagram, Gerona and Waterloo with a bravery that had him seriously injured and appointed colonel at the young...
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