born Oct. 15, 1802, Paris, France
died Oct. 28, 1857, Sarthe
French general.
He served with distinction in the French conquest of Algeria in the 1840s. In the Revolutions of 1848 he was appointed minister of war. In June he suppressed a workers' revolt, becoming known as "the butcher of June" (see June Days ). That month he was named chief executive of France. In December he lost the presidential election to Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (later Napoleon III ) but remained a leader of the opposition.