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Lazare Carnot 1753-1823
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General Lazare
Nicolas Marguerite, Comte Carnot
Oil on canvas by
unknown artist c. 1815
Versailles. Musée de
l'Histoire de France, |
His full name was Lazare-Nicolas-Marguerite
Carnot.
Carnot was a military engineer and
managed to revolutionize warfare during the
 French Revolutionary Wars.
Being a member of the
Directory, Carnot also played a
part in the politics of the
French
Revolution.
Together with
Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, Carnot
won against Austria at the
Battle of Wattignies,
located in northern France, on
October 15-16, 1793.
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