Jean Charles Langlois

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...