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Line 36: == Military career == During his career he served in the artillery. He participated in the Pacification of Tunisia in 1881.<ref name=Tucker /> Promoted to Captain he entered the ~~école~~''École de Guerre'' in 1889 and graduated with distinction in 1891.<ref name=Tucker /> From 1897 to 1908 he taught artillery at the ''École supérieure de Guerre''. Fayolle was promoted to Brigadier General on December 31, 1910, taking command of the artillery of the 12th Army Corps. Two years later he took command of the 19th Artillery Brigade. He retired on May 14, 1914. With the outbreak of the [[First World War]], Fayolle was recalled from retirement by the French Commander-in-Chief [[Joseph Joffre]] and given command of the 70th Infantry Division.<ref name=Tucker /> Fayolle took part in the fighting near Nancy, notably the [[Battle of Grand Couronné]], which helped make possible the French victory at the [[First Battle of the Marne]].<ref name=Tucker /> Later, [[Philippe Pétain]] took command of the Corps in which Fayolle was serving, and the two commanders became close.

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