Given the question: Facts: - death date: 22 august 1914 - allegiance: france france - spouse: fernande marie gabrielle - rank: general de brigade - awards: officer order of the dragon of annam tonkin expedition commemorative medal of twice cited in the order of the day the legion of honour commander of the - birth date: 14 august 1856 - serviceyears: 1875-1914 - name: leon amedee francois raffenel - branch: french army - death place: rossignol , belgium - birth place: saint-servan , ille-et-vilaine Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of leon amedee francois raffenel .
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leon amedee francois raffenel was a general of the french army .enlisting into the army in 1875 he quickly rose through the ranks and was accepted into the ecole speciale militaire de saint-cyr in 1876 .he saw extensive active service with the french colonial army in the pacification of tonkin between 1887 and 1892 , being cited in the order of the day for his adept command of columns of native infantry .having married in 1893 raffenel requested transfer to the france-based metropolitan army in 1894 .this unusual move was complicated by the separate organisation of the two french armies but was approved by presidential decree .raffenel spent 16 years in the metropolitan army and commanded the 27th infantry regiment and the elite 82nd light infantry brigade .he was promoted to general de brigade in 1911 and received command of the 3rd colonial infantry division , one of the finest divisions of the french army .he fought with this unit at the battle of rossignol on 22 august 1914 and was killed in action in what was a heavy defeat for the french troops .