Auguste Henri Brincourt (June 25, 1823 - August 10, 1909) was a General of the French Army. He notably served during the French Intervention in Mexico and the Franco-Prussian War and was a recipient of the Grand Cross of the Légion d'honneur.^[1]

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Auguste Henri Brincourt
Other name(s)	Agustín Enrique Brincourt
Born	(1823-06-25)25 June 1823
Died	10 August 1909(1909-08-10) (aged 86)
Allegiance	Kingdom of France  French Second Republic  Second French Empire
Service/branch	French Army
Rank	General of Division
Commands held	1st Bde, 1st Div, Imperial Guard 31st Infantry Division
Battles/wars	Crimean War Second Italian War of Independence French Intervention in Mexico Franco-Prussian War
Awards	Légion d'honneur (Grand Cross)

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Brincourt enrolled in the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr in 1841, and graduated in 1843.^[2] He took part in the Second Italian War of Independence and was wounded at the Battle of Solferino in 1859.^[3] In August 1865, Brincourt led a force of 2,500 men into northern Mexico with the objective of driving Benito Juárez out of Mexico, resulting in the capture of Chihuahua.^[4] Brincourt led an infantry brigade of the Imperial Guard during the Franco-Prussian war in 1870 and 1871.^[2]