Editing François Certain de Canrobert (section)

=== Transfer to the Legion ===
Promoted to [[Ranks in the French Army|colonel]], on 8 November, he was assigned to the 78th Line Infantry Regiment ({{langx|fr|[[:fr:78e régiment d'infanterie de ligne|3<sup>e</sup> Régiment d'Infanterie Légère]]}}), which he left on 31 March 1848 to take up the functions of regimental commander of the [[2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment |2nd Foreign Legion Regiment]] [[Origins of the French Foreign Legion|2<sup>ème</sup> R.E.L.E]], while simultaneously maintaining the subdivision of Batna. With this unit, he took on [[Ahmed Bey ben Mohamed Chérif|Ahmed Bey]] ({{langx|fr|[[:fr:Ahmed Bey|bey Achmed]]}}).

In June he substituted for colonel Jean-François de Cariés de Senilhes ({{langx|fr|[[:fr:Jean-François de Cariés de Senilhes |Cariés de Senilhes]]}}) and took command of the 3rd Zouaves Regiment ({{langx|fr|[[:fr:3e régiment de zouaves|3<sup>e</sup> Régiment de Zouaves]]}}) and the subdivision of Sour El-Ghozlane. In 1849 he was in Beni Mélikech, Sameur, Al Amri. Then he commanded at the battle of Zaatcha ({{langx|fr|[[:fr:Bataille de Zaatcha|siège de Zaatcha]]}}), earning the Commander Neck Order of the [[Legion d'honneur]] on 10 December.