Decorations of General BOULANGER
Knight of the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour
Second Lieutenant BOULANGER was made a Knight of the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour on June 17th 1859, during the Italian campaign, after being shot in the chest by a bullet during the Battle of Turbigo and the capture of Robecchetto.
Commemorative Medal of the Italian Campaign
Medal created by Napoleon III in August 1859 to reward French soldiers who participated in the Italian Campaign.
Second Lieutenant BOULANGER received it, as did the 120,000 soldiers of all ranks who served between April and July 1859.
Knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
Order of the House of Savoy, then of the Kingdom of Sardinia and Italy, founded in 1434 by Duke Amadeus VIII of Savoy.
Lieutenant BOULANGER was made a knight on November 9th 1861, "in
consideration of the valour shown during the Italian campaign of 1859 in the assault on Robecchetto, where he was struck by a rifle bullet".
Knight of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
Royal order established in 1815 by King Ferdinand VII of Spain.
Lieutenant BOULANGER received this distinction on July 15th 1862 "in recognition of his distinguished service in Cochinchina", a campaign during which whose conduct and military exploits impressed the Spanish military authorities fighting alongside the French.
Officer of the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour
Lieutenant-Colonel BOULANGER, assigned to the 114th Line Regiment during the War of 1870, was promoted to Officer in the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour in December 1870, after the Battle of Champigny during which he was wounded by a bullet in his right shoulder.
Commander of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
Colonel BOULANGER was promoted to Commander of the National Order of the Legion of Honour in June 1871, after the fighting in the Paris Commune, where he was wounded in the left elbow during the storming of barricades near the Pantheon.
Grand Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
General Boulanger was promoted to Grand Officer in the National Order of the Legion of Honour on July 15th 1886, while he was Minister of War, in the
Freycinet Government.
Grand Cordon of the Order of Nicham Iftikhar
Tunisian honorary distinction established by the Bey of Tunis around 1837. General BOULANGER was elevated to the highest distinction in this order when he commanded the Occupation Division in Tunisia from 1884 to 1886.
Officer of Public Instruction
Order established under the Empire to honour certain members of the University and then non-teaching persons who had rendered outstanding services to Public Instruction.
General BOULANGER was appointed Officer of Public Instruction during his time at the Ministry of War from 1886 to 1887.
Grand Cross of the Order of Medjidi
Order founded in 1851 by the Ottoman Sultan Abd lmecid I.
General Boulanger was appointed to this order while he was Minister of War.
Grand Cross of the Spanish Order of Military Merit
Order created in 1864 by Queen Isabella II of Spain. The red badge (Cruz Roja del M rito Militar) is specifically awarded for acts of war or heroic deeds in times of conflict.
General BOULANGER was appointed to this order while he was Minister of War.
Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown of Romania
Order founded on March 14th 1881 by King Carol I to commemorate the establishment of the Kingdom of Romania.
General BOULANGER was appointed to this order while he was Minister of War.
Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Cambodia
Order founded on February 8th 1864 by King Norodom I, shortly after the establishment of the French protectorate in Cambodia, to mark Cambodia's regained independence
Cambodia from Siam, thanks to France's intervention.
General Boulanger was appointed to this order while he was Minister of War.
Grand Cross of the Order of the Dragon of Annam
Order established on March 14th 1886 by Emperor Dong Khanh, in agreement with the French government, in tribute to the Franco-Annamite alliance.
General BOULANGER was appointed to this order while he was Minister of War.
Grand Officer of the Order of the Rising Sun
Order founded on April 10th 1875 by the Japanese Emperor Meiji.
The name and symbol of the order refer to the "rising sun", the literal translation of the name of Japan.
General BOULANGER was appointed to this order while he was Minister of War.
"How beautiful it is, my children, this cross of the Legion of Honour, when, earned through acts of heroism in the face of the enemy, it becomes the sacred emblem of the honour of a military family, when fathers pass it on to their children, along with the memory of their example, and finally, when it shines in the homes of true Frenchmen, like a star to guide future generations. Why must it have been so often lavished, sometimes sullied, and even sold one day!"
(Commander DRIANT / Captain Danrit - Petit Marsouin - 1901)