Sergent Blandan

Jean Pierre Hippolyte Blandan
military man
Personal details
Born9 February 1819
Died12 April 1842
NationalityFrench

Sergent Blandan by Charles Gauthier, c.1886–87. Rue Sergent Blandan, Nancy.
An 1894 illustration of Blandan's death

Jean Pierre Hippolyte Blandan (9 February 1819 – 12 April 1842)[1] was a French soldier, known for his historic resistance on the battlefield at Boufarik in Algeria. He was posthumously made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour.

  1. ^ "Le Sergent Blandan". Musée d'histoire militaire, Lyon. Retrieved 26 June 2014.

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