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Emmanuel de Grouchy, Marquis de Grouchy
1847May, 29

Emmanuel de Grouchy, Marquis de Grouchy

Emmanuel de Grouchy, Marquis de Grouchy, French general (b. 1766)
Emmanuel de Grouchy, 2nd Marquis of Grouchy (French pronunciation: ​[ɛmanɥɛl də ɡʁuʃi]; 23 October 1766 – 29 May 1847) was a French general and Marshal of the Empire.

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