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Also Known As The Great Carnot • Le Grand Carnot • Organizer of Victory • Lazare-Nicolas-Marguerite Carnot • Organisateur de la Victoire
Born May 13, 1753 • France
Died August 2, 1823 (aged 70) • Magdeburg • Germany
Title / Office National Convention (1792-1795) • Legislative Assembly (1791-1792)
Notable Family Members son Sadi Carnot
Role In French Revolution • French Revolutionary wars

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Lazare Carnot, lithograph by Ambroise Tardieu, after an engraving by C.A. Forestier
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Claude-Antoine Prieur-Duvernois
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Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès, engraving by J.-A. Allais, 19th century.
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Eighteenth-century painted portrait of Maximilien de Robespierre wearing a brown striped coat, high collar, and white cravat, set against a plain background.
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André Masséna, duc de Rivoli, prince d’Essling
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Charles de Freycinet, photograph by Nadar (Gaspard-Felix Tournachon)
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Billaud-Varenne, engraving by F. Bonneville, late 18th century
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Collot d'Herbois, engraving by C. Minatelli, 18th century
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Hoche, etching, after a portrait by J. Duplessi-Bertaux
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