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Antoine Drude (aka Antoine Marius Benoît Drude: 27 May 1853 in Condé – 7 January 1943 in Marseille) was a French general.
He was the son of Magdeleine Honorine (née Clément) and Etienne Drude. Drude entered the French Military in 1872 and in 1892 commanded a company of the Foreign Legion in Dahomey. Between 1900 and 1901, he participated in the Boxer Rebellion in China, capturing Kao Peng on 7 November 1900, while heading three infantry companies and a field artillery section. In 1901, he became a lieutenant colonel, having participated in 14 campaigns. In 1907, he was appointed Brigadier General and commanding troops from Algeria, landed in Morocco on 7 August after the Bombardment of Casablanca. Drude was elevated to Major General in 1911 and in 1914 he became commander of the Division of Oran.
Drude was knighted on 9 July, 1892 and became a Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor in 1914.
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