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Mathurine Fourchon was born in 1786 in Gausson in the Côtes-d'Armor department of Brittany in northwestern France. She is a Breton soldier. She is the seventh woman to be decorated with the Legion of Honor^[1].

Biography

Mathurine Fourchon behaved heroically during the Siege of Constantine, in Algeria, in October 1837. She treated the wounded there. She was wounded in turn by four bullets^[2].

In 1853, under Napoleon III, Mathurine Fourchon was decorated with the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honor in recognition of her devotion.

After her military career, Mathurine Fourchon settled in Saint-Malo before retiring to Nantes. She died there on April 9, 1863^[3], in poverty. The Nantes city council paid for her funeral expenses.

She is buried in La Bouteillerie Cemetery in Nantes.

Her Legion of Honor arouses protests^[4].

Honours

knight of the Legion of Honour

References

^ Commémoration au cimetière de la Bouteillerie à Nantes - Mathurine Fourchon [1]
^ La Bouteillerie Cemetery in Nantes – Mathurine Fourchon[2]
^ La Presse, 15 avril 1863 [3]
^ La nouvelle revue 1 septembre 1917- Léonce Grasilier - BNF Gallica [4]

Gallery

[1] Commémoration au cimetière de la Bouteillerie à Nantes - Mathurine Fourchon [1]

[2] La Bouteillerie Cemetery in Nantes – Mathurine Fourchon[2]

[3] La Presse, 15 avril 1863 [3]

[4] La nouvelle revue 1 septembre 1917- Léonce Grasilier - BNF Gallica [4]

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