André Cazeneuve
André Cazeneuve (10 December 1817 - 20 August 1874) was a French soldier, a horse trainer in the Guard of Emperor Napoleon III with the rank of corporal. He was a member of the first French military mission to Japan in 1867. He served as a cavalry instructor for the army of the shōgun, and introduced Arabian horses in Japan. In 1868 the Boshin War broke out between the Shōgun and the forces supporting the restoration of the Mikado's authority. The foreign powers in Japan, including France, declared neutrality in the conflict.