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Aloys Reding

Swiss politician
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Aloys Reding (born 1765β€”died 1818, Schwyz, Switz.) was a Swiss politician and military hero who was for a time (1801–02) head of state of the short-lived Helvetic Republic. After some years in the armies of Spain, Reding returned to Switzerland, where he joined the native struggle against the invading French. On May 2–3, 1798, he led the stubborn Swiss defense at Schindellegi and Rotenturm but was ultimately forced to capitulate. In the politics of the...

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