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Charles Grangier de la Ferrière

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Charles Grangier de la Ferrière (21 September 1738, Pontchâteau – 8 March 1794, Paris) was a French general of the War of the First Coalition.

Life

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He entered the French army on 12 April 1756, joining a gendarme regiment before moving to the line infantry in 1758. On 5 February 1792 he was made colonel of the 23rd Infantry Regiment.[1] On 28 April 1792 he was général Custine's second-in-command in the capture of Porrentruy.[citation needed]

He was promoted to brigade-general in the Army of the Alps on 15 May 1793, but was sacked on 7 October 1793 and arrested on 29 October the same year at Mende.[1]

He was transported to Paris and condemned to execution by the revolutionary tribunal. He was guillotined on 8 March 1794.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Caron, Pierre (1913). Rapports des Agents du Ministre de l'interieur dans les départements, 1793- An. 2 Publiés par Pierre Caron (in French). Paris: Imprimerie nationale. pp. 198–199. OCLC 858719313.