Mexican Eagle Knight Grand Cross of the Order of our Lady of Guadalupe Knight of the Order of St. Ferdinand of Spain Knight of the Order of Charles III of Spain Knight of the Order of Isabel the Catholic Silver Medal of the Old Military Order of Savoy He was cited 10 times for serving France and 4 times for serving Spain. Works Bazaine published a number of books about the Franco-Prussian war, and his version of events. In the spartan rooms of the Calle Hortaleza, he wrote Episodes de la guerre de 1870 et le blocus de Metz, which was published in 1883 during Bazaine's exile in Madrid. This book also recorded his defence against the 1873 accusation of treason, it was not directed to a vindication of Bazaine's conduct during the Franco-German War, but instead a sort of history of that disastrous campaign, with a considerable portion of the book devoted to setting forth how the catastrophies of 1870 might have been prevented, or at least diminished, providing facsimiles of official documents, dispatches, and letters, including a report addressed by the Emporer Napolean in captivity at Wilhelmshohe and a communication to Empress Engénie during the events of Metz, and maps to elucidate the campaign. In France this work was immediately forbidden. Appearances in Fiction There is a brief reference to Bazaine in David Weber's science fiction novel, In Death's Ground (1997), the third novel in that author's Starfire series of novels. Clamence in Albert Camus's novella "The Fall" refers to family and connections as 'Bazaines' His actions during the French interdiction in Mexico are recorded in Norman Zollinger's novel "Chapultepec." Along with Napoleon III, Bazaine plays a small, but crucial role, in April and the Extraordinary World. See also Origins of the French Foreign Legion Jean-Luc Carbuccia Legion of Honour Legion of Honour Museum List of Legion of Honour recipients by name (B) Ribbons of the French military and civil awards War Cross (France) References Sources Memoir by Camille Pelletan in La Grande Encyclopédie Bazaine et l'armée du Rhin (1873) J Valfrey Le Maréchal et l'armée du Rhin (1873) Count A de la Guerronière, L'Homme de Metz (1871) Rossel, Les Derniers fours de Metz (1871) La Brugère, L'Affaire Bazaine (Paris, 1874) Comte d'Hérisson, La légende de Metz (Paris, 1888) Henri d'Orléans, duc d'Aumale: Procès Bazaine, affaire de la capitulation de Metz, seul compte rendu sténographique in extenso des