Jacques-Marie, vicomte Cavaignac
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Jacques-Marie, vicomte Cavaignac (1773–1855) was a French general. He was the brother of Jean Baptiste Cavaignac.[1]
Jacques-Marie served with distinction in the army under the Republic and successive governments. He commanded the cavalry of the XI corps in the retreat from Moscow, and eventually became Vicomte Cavaignac and inspector-general of cavalry.[1]
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- ^ a b public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cavaignac, Jean Baptiste s.v. Jacques-Marie, Vicomte Cavaignac". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 560. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
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