Vandamme, Dominique, 1770-1830
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- Le Général Vandamme, 1980 (subj.)t.p. (Général Vandamme) p. 7 (b. Cassel 11/5/1770; baptized Dominique Joseph René) p. 9, etc. (Dominique Vandamme) p. 26 (d. 7/15/1830)
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General Dominique-Joseph René Vandamme, Count of Unseburg (French pronunciation: [dɔminik ʒozɛf ʁəne vɑ̃dam]; 5 November 1770, in Cassel, Nord – 15 July 1830) was a French military officer, who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. He was a dedicated career soldier with a reputation as an excellent division and corps commander. However, he had a nasty disposition that alienated his colleagues, and would publicly criticize Napoleon, who never appointed him marshal.
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