Jean-François Berruyer (25 October 1741,

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- 17 April 1804, Paris) was a French general of the

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. On 1 October 1792, as part of a significant organization of France's armies, he became the 1st Commander of the Army of the Interior, when it first became independent from both the

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and the

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. Over 10 years later, he was also the Commandant then designated as

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(1797-1804) on 28 August 1803.

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*http://www.berruyer.fr/celebres/genealogie-3-4-jean-francois.html 1741 births 1804 deaths French generals French Republican military leaders of the French Revolutionary Wars Names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe {{France-mil-bio-stub