In 1868, during the reorganization of Troupes de la Marine, special corps, battalions of apprentice sailors and riflemen and schools of Troop Children, he was appointed Inspector General Chief of Staff of the Army.La réorganisation porte sur l’implantation des régiments et les effectifs ainsi que sur la durée des séjours dans les colonies afin de rendre l’arme des Troupes de Marine plus efficace et malléable à souhait (SHAT 2007). He leads this reorganization with his assistants: Generals Reboul and Martin des Pallières which relates to the strength of the forces and their new distributions; regulations related to the Weapon, campaigns, and stays in the Colonial Empire, the composition of the regiments (four Infantry and one Artillery) with Engineer units, echelon support and crew trains as well as the design of a new outfit for France and the colonies of the Second French Empire.
