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Jean Nicolas Houchard

divisional generalFrance4 battles2 wars

Lifespan

1739 – 1793

174017501760177017801790War of the First Coalition · 1792-1797French Revolutionary Wars · 1792-1802Battle of Limburg — November 9, 1792 · Republican France · War of the First CoalitionFlanders Campaign — November 6, 1792 · Kingdom of the French · French Revolutionary WarsBattle of Hondschoote — September 8, 1793 · French Republic · War of the First CoalitionBattle of Menin — September 13, 1793 · France · French Revolutionary Wars

Active service 1792–1793 — 4 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 53.

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Jean Nicolas Houchard (24 January 1739 – 17 November 1793) was a French Army officer who served in the French Revolutionary Wars.

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Battles (4)

Last verified June 2026
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