Henri Tocqueville

Henri Louis St-Cyr Jean Maximilien François de Tocqueville, or just Henri Tocqueville, is the Minister of Defence, Minister for War and Chief of the General Staff of the Army of the Roessen Republic, serving, in effect, as its Generalissimo. Born in Boulles to a family of French ancestry, Tocqueville served as a French collaborationist officer in Operation Lionheart, due to his ethnic ties to the country, where he distinguished himself handily by leading key offensives on the island. He was promoted to his position as Generalissimo by President Dominik Schrek due to Tocqueville being seen as, at least ethnically, a more neutral figure and uninvolved in the dispute between British and German nationalist claims to the island. He is known for his relatively calm and analytical disposition as well as his strict avoidance of politics.

Family Life
Henri Tocqueville was born on January 5th, 1883 in Boulles, Großer Klee. A distant relative of him is Alexis de Tocqueville, French political philosopher and Minister of Foreign Affairs. His family is relatively wealthy, essentially being bourgeois, and they moved after the British annexation of Roessen Island, as his father was a brigadier-general in the French Army. His childhood was quite lavish, given his family's money and his status as the second eldest son, and so he grew up learning the art of war and other pursuits associated with nobility, such as horse-riding. He himself did not much care for the lavishness of his childhood due to his disciplinarian nature, but he nonetheless lived happily. His education has led to him being trilingual, speaking French, English, and German in decreasing quality.

Military Education
At the age of 17, Henri was sent to the École Militaire to study, as his father likewise studied there, and his father wanted him to learn the art of war in their home country. After graduating, he served in a military career in the French Army, wherein he learned much about the art of war and served as an attaché to prominent French commanders such as Joseph Joffre. His extensive conversations and notes with these generals continue to serve as reminders for his generalship and organizing the army of Roessen today.

Early Career And The First World War
After the treaties between Britain and Germany over Roessen Island were signed in 1909, Henri returned back to Roessen, feeling that his homeland was in danger from the Kaiser's warmongering. He began establishing connections and establishing secret militias among the French and English-speaking portions of the island in preparation for either a fierce resistance war or an invasion from Britain or France. Consequently, he was appointed as head of the "French Roessen Army" and helped plan operations due to his knowledge of the local area. During the invasions, which became Operation Lionheart, he was able to organize raids successfully and outmaneuver the garrisons on the island to prevent a German counterattack, although he treated prisoners of war very humanely, owing to tensions over the ethnic composition of the island. He was involved in the Uprising at Boulles, the Battle of Kilnes, and the Siege of Hartberg. Furthermore, he was responsible for coordinating the amphibious landings of the British soldiers west of Boulles to time them with the Uprising. After Großer Klee was captured, Henri was responsible for conducting guerrilla operations in Anderlaas and Northwestern Königsland. Without him, victory would have been heavily unlikely.

After The War
Upon the signing of the armistice on November 11th of 1918, Henri remained in charge of his militias that he had raised and oversaw the handling of German prisoners and the day-to-day affairs of the areas in which his militias were stationed. He was personally hopeful that France may regain a portion of the island, which may have been partitioned, but he considered independence to be the pragmatic and optimal solution given ethnic tensions on the island. He soon came in contact with Dominik Schrek, and he was impressed with his arguments for Roessish Independence. Henri thereafter offered his services to the soon-to-be President, who accepted his offer and appointed Henri Tocqueville as the Chief of the General Staff, colloquially known as the "Generalissimo" of Roessen.

Social Life And Personality
Henri is not currently married, although he may do so in the future to secure heirs for his family. During his childhood, he developed a penchant for denying himself of physical pleasures and working hard to discipline himself. He is a Roman Catholic, largely a function of being from a French aristocratic family. He has a relatively hierarchical in his world view because of his military career. He often experiences extreme anxiety before tense moments begin, such as battles or campaigns, but after commencing, he enters into a trance and feels absolutely no anxiety or nervousness. He occasionally suffers bouts of depression.

Political Opinions
While being well-known for avoiding interviews and political comments, he has nonetheless made clear that he supports the national unity of the Republic and views nationalist movements as insidious and harmful, although his political views are otherwise largely unknown.