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Emmanuel Grouchy, marquis de , 1766-1847, French general in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. He was made a marshal after Napoleon's return from Elba during the Hundred Days. His questionable tactical decisions—his failure to prevent the Prussians from joining the English—are often thought to be largely responsible for Napoleon's defeat in the Waterloo campaign .
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Emmanuel Grouchy, marquis de
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Emmanuel Grouchy, marquis de , 1766-1847, French general in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. He was made a marshal after Napoleon's return... |
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Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...bourgeoisie. It was there that the future marquis was born a few days before his father...1782); in 1786 he married Sophie de Grouchy, whose salon at the H ô tel des...Ville, and founded, in association with Emmanuel Siey è s, the Society of 1789... |
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