Biographies : 187
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BiographyThielemann, Generallieutenant Johann Adolf Freiherr von (1765-1824)Generallieutenant Johann Adolf Freiherr von Thielemann (1765-1824)
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BiographyTHUGUT, Johnann-Amadeus-Franz de Paula von
Fact file Born Linz, 31 March, 1736, died Vienna, 28 May, 1818.Appointed by Kaunitz as court interpreter in Constantinople with rank of Secretary of the Chancery, 1757 Became a double agent for the Bourbons as member of the Secret du Roi Louis XV, 1766 Paid an annual pension of 13,000 livres by Louis XV from […]
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BiographyTORMASOV, Count Alexander Petrovich
Count Alexander Petrovich Tormasov was a prominent Russian cavalryman during the Napoleonic Wars. He was born into a noble Russian family on 22 August, 1752, and in February 1762 he started out as a page at the Imperial Court. At the age of 20 he enlisted in the Vyatka Infantry as Lieutenant. He became Captain […]
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BiographyTOURNON-SIMIANE, Philippe-Camille-Marcellin-Casimir deA painstaking administrator, Camille de Tournon enjoyed his most 'Romantic' years as Préfet of the départment of Tibre/Rome.
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BiographyTRONCHET, François-Denis
Factfile Born Paris 1726, died Paris 1806.Succeeded Gerbier as President of the Ordre des avocats (Order of Lawyers)1789 President of the Comité de constitution at the AssembléeDecember 1792 and January 1793 defended Louis XVI at his trial (with Malesherbes and Desèze)1793 pursued by the Comité de Sûreté Générale (Committee of General Security) after the execution of […]
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BiographyVIDOCQ, François-Eugène
François-Eugène was born in Arras on 24 July, 1775, son of a master baker.His early years were characterised by petty theft, poverty and garrison life, and he was to frequent gamers, crooks and prisons… Tired of this existence but having learned a great deal, he was in 1809 to offer his services to the police, vaunting […]
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BiographyVILLENEUVE, Pierre-Charles
Born in Valensole (Alpes de Haute-Provences) on the last day of the year, into a noble Provençal family, Villeneuve entered the French Navy as an 'aspirant-garde' in July 1778. After seeing action the West Indies, he ended his participation in the American war in Destin and the frigate Blonde. He was then to serve in […]
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BiographyWEYROTHER, Franz von
After serving with distinction during the war against the Turks (1788-1790), in early 1796 he served under Archduke Charles in Germany, being towards the end of the year transferred to Alvinczy's staff in Italy. There he drafted the plan for the combat at Bassano, where the Austrians were defeated. In 1799, he served under Kray […]
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BiographyWILSON, Sir Robert Thomas
Robert Thomas Wilson was born in London in 1777. He took up a cornetcy in 15th Light Dragoons in 1793, where he made lieutenant. His service during the Revolutionary Wars saw Wilson distinguish himself a number of times, in particular at the Battle of Villers-en-Cauchies (24 April, 1794) where he was involved in saving Francis […]
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BiographyWITTGENSTEIN, Peter Khristianovich
Peter Wittgenstein came from an aristocratic family of Prussian origin. He was born on 5 January, 1769, and at the age of 21 enlisted as a sergeant on 1 April, 1781, in the Life Guard Semeyonovsk Regiment. He was an excellent and courageous horseman who fought in the Russo-Polish War in 1794, during which time […]