"Senior French officers executed during the Revolution?" Topic
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| redcoat | 06 Jan 2013 9:54 a.m. PST |
How many was it? I seem to remember in excess of sixty. But does anyone remember the oft-quoted figure? Cheers all!
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| Oliver Schmidt | 06 Jan 2013 9:59 a.m. PST |
Here a list of the generals. I don't know how exact and complete it is: link |
| redcoat | 06 Jan 2013 10:01 a.m. PST |
Thanks, OS. I think I've found an answer to my own question. 17 executed in 1793, 60 more in 1794:
link If anyone has conflicting estimates I'd love to hear them.
Cheers all!
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SECURITY MINISTER CRITTER  | 06 Jan 2013 10:10 a.m. PST |
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| Frederick | 06 Jan 2013 12:21 p.m. PST |
Well, to be fair, the pre-revolutionary French Army did have a lot of them |
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