René Laverdure
... that Lieutenant-Colonel René Laverdure, who commanded French forces at the Battle of El Herri, entered the army as a private soldier?
... that Lieutenant-Colonel <b id="mwCEI"><a href="./René_Laverdure" id="mwCEM" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="René Laverdure">René Laverdure</a></b>, who commanded French forces at the <a href="./Battle_of_El_Herri" id="mwCEQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of El Herri">Battle of El Herri</a>, entered the army as a <a href="./Private_(rank)" id="mwCEU" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Private (rank)">private soldier</a>?