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Henri François Xavier Gresley (9 February 1819,

Wassy Wassy () is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France. Its population, as of 2019, is 2,819. Wassy has been twinned with the German town of Eppingen in north-west Baden-Württemberg since 1967. History On 1 March 1562, a ...

– 2 May 1890,

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) was a French Minister of War.

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1819 births 1890 deaths People from Haute-Marne French Ministers of War French life senators Politicians of the French Third Republic {{France-mil-bio-stub