5 ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁General ▁de ▁Ri ols ▁de ▁F onc lare ▁and ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁ 1 1 th ▁Army ▁Corps ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁Third ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁A is ne . ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁chief ▁General ▁Duch ê ne , ▁he ▁was ▁rel ieved ▁of ▁his ▁command ▁by ▁French ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Georges ▁C lem ence au ▁on ▁ 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁when ▁Germ ans ▁were ▁seem ingly ▁within ▁reach ▁of ▁Paris , ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁General ▁Ni essel . ▁With ▁the ▁liber ation ▁of ▁Met z ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁Marsh al ▁F och ▁appointed ▁him ▁its ▁Military ▁Governor . ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁he ▁entered ▁politics . ▁From ▁ 1 6 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁to ▁his ▁death , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁parliament ▁as ▁a ▁deput y ▁of ▁National ▁B loc ▁for ▁Mos elle . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Chief ▁Sc out ▁of ▁Sc outs ▁de ▁France . ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Hon our ▁Grand ▁Cross , ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁Paris ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁His ▁remains ▁are ▁comm emor ated ▁in ▁the ▁In val ides . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁com ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 5 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 2 1 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from