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Charles Rondony -LRB- 6 March 1856 -- 22 August 1914 -RRB- was a French general .. Joining the metropolitan army as a private soldier in 1875 he rapidly rose through the ranks and was commissioned into the Troupes de marine -LRB- colonial army -RRB- in 1880 .. Troupes de marine. Troupes de marine. Serving in the Tonkin War in command of indigenous troops he was wounded during an attack on a fort , he was posted briefly to Senegal before returning to Tonkin in 1890 .. Tonkin War. Tonkin War. During the Pacification of Tonkin Rondony distinguished himself , being wounded twice in action , being cited in the order of the day , receiving the Tonkin and Colonial Medals and being appointed a commander of the Order of the Dragon of Annam .. Pacification of Tonkin. Pacification of Tonkin. Order of the Dragon of Annam. Order of the Dragon of Annam. cited in the order of the day. mentioned in dispatches. Returning to France in 1897 he was promoted to lieutenant-colonel and saw service in the Boxer Rebellion of 1900 -- 01 .. Boxer Rebellion. Boxer Rebellion. Furthers postings in Tonkin and Madagascar followed before Rondony was promoted to general de brigade in France .. general de brigade. general de brigade. Holding command of the 3rd Colonial Brigade upon the start of the First World War he led it in defeat at the Battle of Rossignol on 22 August 1914 .. First World War. First World War. Battle of Rossignol. Battle of Rossignol. Rondony and his divisional commander , Leon Amedee Francois Raffenel , were killed in action , the first French generals to die during the war .. Leon Amedee Francois Raffenel. Leon Amedee Francois Raffenel