Marc Nicolas Louis Pécheux (born 28 January 1769 in
Bucilly (
Aisne
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The department borders No ...
) – 1 November 1831 in
Paris
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), was a French general during the
Napoleonic Wars
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, partof = the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
, image = Napoleonic Wars (revision).jpg
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Pécheux fought and lost the
Battle of the Göhrde
The Battle of the Göhrde took place during the War of the Sixth Coalition on 16 September 1813 between French and Coalition troops at Göhrde, Germany. The French troops were defeated and withdrew to Hamburg.
Site
The battle occurred near ...
in 1813. During the
Hundred Days
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, Pécheux commanded the
12th Infantry Division and fought in the battles of
Ligny
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Previously its own municipality, a 1977 fusion of the Belgian municipalities made it an '' ancienne commune'' of So ...
and
Wavre
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Wavre is in the Dijle, Dyle valley. Most inhabitants sp ...
.
French military personnel of the Napoleonic Wars
1769 births
1831 deaths
Names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe
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