biography
pronunciation:
[peeshgrü]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1761–1804)
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| biography:
| French general, born in Les Planches. He conquered the Austrian Netherlands in 1794 and invaded the Republic. He negotiated with the Austrians and later intrigued with them to restore the French monarchy. In 1797 he was arrested and deported to Cayenne. He escaped to England the following year and in 1803 joined Cadondal's conspiracy against Napoleon in France. Arrested a month later, he was found strangled in his cell and declared a suicide. |
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