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    Pierre Bataillon (born in 1810 in Saint-Cyr-les-Vignes) was a French clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tonga. He was appointed bishop...
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    Danube. Pierre would be made knight of the order of the Legion of Honor. 1er Bataillon Étranger de Parachutistes, 1er BEP (1948-1955) In 1945, Pierre rejoined...
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    to Wallis in 1837, soon converted by Father Pierre Bataillon; Futuna in 1837, the place of Saint Pierre Chanel's martyrdom; Tonga in 1842; New Caledonia...
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    relied on the Catholic clergy to strengthen his authority. The bishop (Pierre Bataillon) became second after the Lavelua, and gradually, the 'aliki lost their...
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  • French missionary Pierre Bataillon in 1840 and revised in 1871 but published only in 1932. German linguist Karl Rensch used Bataillon's work as the basis...
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  • crossing of the fortified bridge at Amarante. He was promoted to chef de bataillon on 24 November 1809, but left his wife in such great want she had to beg...
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    The two gentlemen named seem to be Pierre Chanel and Marie Nizier, who were sent to Futuna by father Pierre Bataillon (see below).[citation needed] Part...
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    Jean-Pierre Aaron Seimandy de Saint-Gervais 2éme Bataillon de Lozère — Carpentras 2éme Bataillon de d'Aveyron — Valréas and Visan 4éme Bataillon de la...
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    The 27e bataillon de chasseurs alpins (27e BCA) is a Chasseurs alpins battalion of the French Army. It is a heavily decorated unit, whose members wear...
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  • Pierre Paul Jeanpierre (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ pɔl ʒɑ̃pjɛʁ]; 14 March 1912 – 29 May 1958) was a soldier in the French Army, a French Resistance fighter...
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  • Queen of Uvea, approved a new legal code written by French missionary Pierre Bataillon. The code included fines for prostitution. The islands of Uvea, Futuna...
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    left Tahiti on 23 October on the schooner Raiatea to drop off Father Pierre Bataillon and Brother Joseph-Xavier at Wallis, the main seat of the mission in...
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  • (Airborne Group 2), comprising: 1er Bataillon Etranger de Parachutistes (1 BEP) (Foreign Parachute Battalion) 8e Bataillon de Parachutistes de Choc (8 BPC)...
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    he was promoted through the ranks of lieutenant, capitaine, chef de bataillon, colonel, and finally Brigadier General, in the years 1795, 1796, 1800...
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  • missionary priest, Bishop Pierre Bataillon, the Vicar Apostolic of Central Oceania. Recognising his potential, Bishop Bataillon took Gatafahefa with him...
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    in 1950 by Captain Pierre Darmuzai, the battalion commander (Chef de Bataillon). The 2nd Foreign Parachute Battalion (2e Bataillon Etranger de Parachutistes...
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    the French Foreign Legion, like the Bataillon de Marche n°2 de l'Afrique équatoriale française (BM2), the Bataillon du Pacifique (French Polynesia, New...
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  • the influence of Methodists, so they proceeded to drop off Father Pierre Bataillon and Brother Joseph-Xavier at Wallis, the main seat of the mission in...
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    considered threatened with the loss of its home due to climate change. Pierre Bataillon, S. M. (1842–1863) Aloys Elloy, S. M. (1872–1878) Jean-Amand Lamaze...
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    Douarre S.M. (1850-1853) Pierre Bataillon, S.M.(1853–1870) Aloys Elloy, S.M. (1870–1878) Jean-Armand Lamaze, S.M. (1879–1896) Pierre-Jean Broyer [fr] S. M...
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    veterans of the Second World War having served in the Bataillon de Choc of 1936, in the 1er bataillon de choc (founded in 1943), or as SOE agents, as well...
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  • parasites. After the departure of Duboscq to Paris, Grassé worked for Eugène Bataillon (1864–1953) and there discovered techniques for experimental embryology...
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  • Ouzoulias met Danielle Casanova in Montparnasse and was put in charge of the Bataillons de la Jeunesse, fighting groups that were being created by the Jeunesses...
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    (French: 1er Bataillon Étranger de Parachutistes, 1er BEP) was created on 1 July 1948, under the command of Commandant Chef de bataillon Pierre Segrétain...
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  • Times. 29 May 1952. "Décès de Castries, un des derniers officiers du Bataillon français de Corée | France-Amérique". Archived from the original on 12...
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  • Marine Infantry Battalion to form the Bataillon d'infanterie de marine et du Pacifique. Within this new unit, Pierre Blanchet participated in the second...
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  • congregation, the Marists (S.M.) Vicars Apostolic of Central Oceania Pierre Bataillon, S.M. (1842.11.22 – 1863) Aloys Elloy, S.M. (1872 – 1878.11.22) Jean-Amand...
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  • The Prix Laure Bataillon is a French literary award established in 1986 by the cities of Nantes and Saint-Nazaire to be given for the best work of fiction...
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  • de Division Pierre Barrois 1er & 2e Bataillons du 12éme Régiment de Voltigeurs de la Jeune Garde Imperiale (Young Guard) 1er & 2e Bataillons du 2éme Régiment...
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    movie by Jean-Pierre Melville in 1969); Army of Shadows (Contra Mundum Press: 2017), featuring an intro by Stuart Kendall Le Bataillon du ciel (Sky Battalion)...
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