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Jean-Charles Pichegru, French general (died 1804)

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Jean-Charles Pichegru

French general (1761–1804)

Jean-Charles Pichegru was a French general of the Revolutionary Wars. Under his command, French troops overran Belgium and the Netherlands before fighting on the Rhine front. His royalist positions led to his loss of power and imprisonment in Cayenne, French Guiana, during the…
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February 16

Day of the year

February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 318 days remain until the end of the year.
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