At the Siege of Constantine in 1837 he commanded one of the assault columns.
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Joseph Louis Corbin (2 February 1797 – November 1859) was a French general who took command of the successful attack that closed the Siege of Constantine in 1837.
The preparation of the expedition at the end of August was marred by a bitter rivalry between the two king's eldest son, the Prince Ferdinand Philippe and the Prince Louis, who both vied for the honor to participate: the first considered that, as the senior, it was his right, while the second, who participated in the unsuccessful expedition of the previous year, was keen to avenge this humiliation.
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The Siege of Constantine in 1837 was decided by Louis Philippe I and the head of his government, Count Molé in the summer of 1837 at a time when, with the consolidation of the July Monarchy and recovery economic prosperity, the king is considering a dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies.
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As Charles X tried in 1830 with the expedition to Algiers, the king of the French was seeking a better result in the elections by offering the country a little military glory and revenge for Clausel's failed expedition against Constantine in 1836.
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