Picquet may refer to:
An alternative spelling for ''Picket''
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Picquet (military)
A picket (archaically, picquet ariant form ''piquet'' is a soldier, or small unit of soldiers, placed on a defensive line forward of a friendly position to provide timely warning and screening against an enemy advance. It can also refer to any u ...
, a small temporary military post closer to the enemy than the main formation; or a group of soldiers detailed for a specific duty (e.g., fire picquet)
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Picquet (punishment), a form of military punishment in vogue in the 16th and 17th centuries in Europe
People
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François Picquet François Picquet (; 4 December 1708 – 15 July 1781) was a French Sulpician priest who emigrated to Montreal, Canada, in 1734.
Early life
Picquet was born in Bourg-en-Bresse, France, on 4 December 1708, the son of André Picquet and Marie-Philipp ...
(1708–1781), Sulpician priest who came to Montreal from France in 1734
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Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte
Count Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte,In the 18th century, spelling could vary and the name is sometimes spelt "Piquet" and "La Mothe" also known as La Motte-Picquet (born 1 November 1720 in Rennes; died 10 June 1791 in Brest) was a Frenc ...
(1720–1791), French admiral
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Aimé Picquet du Boisguy
Aimé Casimir Marie Picquet, chevalier du Boisguy, sometimes spelt Bois-Guy, (15 March 1776 – 25 October 1839), was a Breton chouan general during the French Revolution. He was nicknamed "the little general" by his men due to his youth. Still a ...
(1776–1839), French chouan general during the French Revolution
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Louisa Picquet (c. 1828,–1896), American whose life became the subject of a biography ''Louisa Picquet, the Octoroon, or, Inside Views of Southern Domestic Life''
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Christian Picquet, pseudonym of Christian Lamothe (born 1952), French activist and politician
See also
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La Motte-Picquet (disambiguation)
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Picket (disambiguation)
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Pickett (disambiguation) Pickett is a surname.
Pickett may also refer to a place in the United States:
* Pickett, Kentucky
* Pickett, Oklahoma
*Pickett, Wisconsin
*Pickett County, Tennessee
*Fort Pickett, Virginia
See also
* Picket (disambiguation)
* Picquet (disambigu ...
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Piquet (disambiguation), another alternative spelling for picket
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Piquette (disambiguation)
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