Births on May 10

Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle

Born on May 10, 1760

Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, French captain, engineer, and composer (d. 1836)

Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (French: [klod ʒɔzɛf ʁuʒɛ d(ə) lil]), sometimes spelled de l'Isle or de Lile (10 May 1760 – 26 June 1836), was a French army officer of the French Revolutionary Wars. He is known for writing the words and music of the Chant de guerre pour l'armée du Rhin in 1792, which would later be known as La Marseillaise and become the French national anthem.

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Events on 1760

9 Jan

Indian Campaign of Ahmad Shah Durrani
Ahmad Shah Durrani defeats the Marathas in the Battle of Barari Ghat.
27 Jun

Battle of Echoee
Cherokee warriors defeat British forces at the Battle of Echoee near present-day Otto, North Carolina during the Anglo-Cherokee War.
15 Aug

Battle of Liegnitz (1760)
Seven Years' War: Battle of Liegnitz: Frederick the Great's victory over the Austrians under Ernst Gideon von Laudon.

Births on May 10

Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle

Born on May 10, 1760

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Indian Campaign of Ahmad Shah Durrani

Battle of Echoee

Battle of Liegnitz (1760)