14 October 1747 – A Timeline of the Revolution

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Birth of General Dubois-Crancé

Edmond-Louis-Alexis Dubois-Crancé, a deputy in the National Convention who helped introduce the reorganisation that combined volunteer battalions with regular army units, was born in Charleville-Mézières on 14 October 1747.

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