Enlisted as a volunteer.
Second Lieutenant in the 4th Ligne Regiment, 24 June 1853.
Lieutenant, 16 December 1856.
Transferred to the Grenadiers Regiment, 24 January 1861.
Third Class Captain in the 7th Ligne Regiment, 21 July 1865.
Second Captain, 1 January 1867.
Senior Captain, 17 July 1870.
In this capacity, he took part in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871.
Appointed adjutant-major of the battalion, 1 April 1874.
Major, 26 December 1874.
Transferred to the Grenadiers Regiment, 26 December 1875.
Lieutenant-Colonel and appointed to the 6th Ligne Regiment, 26 December 1881.
Commander of the 12th Ligne Regiment, 31 December 1884.
Colonel, 17 October 1885.
Commander of the Carabiniers Regiment, 5 November 1885.
Major General and Commander of the Province of Liège, 26 June 1890.
Transferred to the reserve and appointed Commander of the 4th Infantry Brigade, 29 June 1891.
Retired, 18 December 1891.
Knight of the Order of Leopold, 12 August 1878.
Knight of the Order of the Sword of Sweden, 21 February 1881.
The certificate and medal are missing; these were probably returned following the general’s death, as is customary in Scandinavian countries.
Officer of the Order of the Bust of the Liberator, Venezuela, 19 January 1884.
Military Cross, 1st Class, 31 March 1885.
Officer of the Order of Leopold, 11 June 1888.
