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Also Known As François-Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers
Born March 1, 1769 • Chartres • France
Died September 21, 1796 (aged 27)
Role In French Revolutionary wars • Wars of the Vendée

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Hoche, etching, after a portrait by J. Duplessi-Bertaux
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Henry IV, undated copperplate engraving.
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