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in the film. Over a period of roughly 20 years, Dupont de l'Étang fought a series of more than 20 duels with his fellow officer, the particularly quarrelsome
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for this accomplishment, he soon received further advancement from
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officer, nobleman and politician who served during the
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629:Fort de Joux
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480:The rise of
479:
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393:
392:
295:Battles/wars
161:9 March 1840
116:
93:Succeeded by
70:
52:
18:
1391:1840 deaths
1386:1765 births
1043:(President)
654:reactionary
636:Louis XVIII
431:Netherlands
398:French Army
279:French Army
138:4 July 1765
81:Preceded by
1380:Categories
1076:Talleyrand
910:References
817:La Liberté
767:Maastricht
739:el demonio
652:, but his
621:raw levies
604:capitulate
561:battalions
530:Michel Ney
195:Allegiance
165:1840-03-10
142:1765-07-04
584:Andalusia
565:impressed
534:divisions
496:. In the
490:Consulate
419:Chabanais
148:Chabanais
121:1815–1830
117:In office
71:In office
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1265:Interior
1106:Interior
823:(1801),
819:(1799),
780:Writings
715:Fournier
711:Napoleon
705:wrote:
678:The Duel
672:Duellist
600:deserted
592:Castaños
482:Napoleon
461:Austrian
423:Charente
417:Born in
174:, France
109:Charente
1303:Finance
1253:Justice
1094:Justice
1034:Members
1025:− King
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840:memoirs
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799:(1823)
793:(1818)
727:pistol
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179:Awards
152:France
105:Deputy
833:Homer
810:Other
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690:, by
660:Death
580:count
557:corps
453:Menen
172:Paris
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