Auguste Marie Henri Picot de Dampierre

Auguste Marie Henri Picot de Dampierre (French pronunciation: [oɡyst maʁi ɑ̃ʁi piko də dɑ̃pjɛʁ]; 19 August 1756 – 9 May 1793), styled the Marquis de Dampierre and usually known as Dampierre [dɑ̃.pjɛʁ], was a French general during the time of the French Revolution. He served in many of the early battles of the War of the First Coalition, and was killed in action in 1793. His name is among those inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe.

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