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Friday, November 22nd, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Gérard, Étienne Maurice, Comte

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Marshal of France, born at Damvillers, Lorraine; in 1791 he entered the army and fought under Bernadotte in various campaigns; at Austerlitz he won his brigade, and subsequently fought at Jena, Erfurt, and Wagram; he joined Napoleon after his flight from Elba, and was wounded at Wavre; on the downfall of the Emperor he quitted France, but returned in 1817; in 1822 he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies, and in 1831 assisted in driving the Dutch out of Flanders; he was War Minister under Louis Philippe (1773-1855).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Gérard, Étienne Maurice, Comte'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​g/gacrard-a0tienne-maurice-comte.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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