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- Without any income, Thomas-Alexandre Dumas decided to join the French Army in 1786. At the request of his father, he enlisted under his mother’s name Marie Dumas, in order to preserve the family’s reputation. During the French Revolution Dumas became a devout republican serving in an all-black unit known as “La Légion Américaine.”
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May 8, 2024 · Dumas’s upbringing was typical of a son of an aristocrat, and in 1786, at age 24, he joined the French army as a private. However, his father refused to allow him to use his name in the lowest rank of the army. Thus, he dropped Thomas from his given name and took his mother’s surname, entering Louis XVI’s service as Alexandre Dumas.
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Soon after, Dumas decided to join the French Army, a common occupation for gentlemen. Unlike his noble peers, who took arms as commissioned officers, Dumas enlisted as a private. A 1781 rule enabled men who could show four generations of nobility on their father's side to qualify to be commissioned as officers.
Feb 13, 2023 · Thomas-Alexandre Dumas was a brave and capable military general. He fought alongside Napoleon in many battles. In 1796, General Dumas joined the Army of Italy in Milan. This army was under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte, an astute and very capable French military general.
Apr 17, 2023 · Dumas entered the French military as a private in 1786 at age 24. Though he could claim commission as a noble, French race laws meant he had to enlist. So he entered into the 6th Regiment of the Queen’s Dragoons.
Mar 13, 2018 · France's first black general, Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, once fought an entire Austrian cavalry squadron by himself — and emerged practically unscathed. The fight took place during...
Mar 25, 2019 · In 1786 Dumas decided to join the French Army, a common occupation for gentlemen. Unlike his noble peers, who took arms as commissioned officers, Dumas enlisted as a private. Although a 1781 rule enabled men who could show four generations of nobility on their father’s side to qualify to be commissioned as officers.
Dec 9, 2007 · Without any income, Thomas-Alexandre Dumas decided to join the French Army in 1786. At the request of his father, he enlisted under his mother’s name Marie Dumas, in order to preserve the family’s reputation. During the French Revolution Dumas became a devout republican serving in an all-black unit known as “La Légion Américaine.”
