Among his many other talents, Courbet was a first-class administrator, and was deeply respected by the men of the expeditionary corps for the pains he took to ensure that military life ran as smoothly as possible for them.
Di antara banyak talenta lainnya, Courbet adalah seorang administrator kelas satu, dan sangat dihormati oleh orang-orang dari pasukan ekspedisi untuk rasa sakit yang ia ambil untuk memastikan bahwa kehidupan militer berjalan semulus mungkin bagi mereka.