Emmanuel de Grouchy, Marquis de Grouchy, French general (d. 1847)
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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