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Pichegru Jean-Charles
(1761—1804)

French general in the French Revolutionary Wars . Successful on the Rhine front (1793), he invaded (1794) the Netherlands, entered (1795) Amsterdam and captured the Dutch fleet, which had frozen in the ice. In the same year, however, he secretly negotiated with the Austrians in an attempt to restore the monarchy, to which his own fortune was tied.... More...

Central African Republic, 1989, General Pichegru and capture of Dutch fleet

France, 1989.06.29, Arbois. Pichegru