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<p> French general, born at Nantes; served under the [[Republic]] and the Empire; accompanied Napoleon to Elba in 1814; commanded a division of the Old [[Guard]] at Waterloo; fought to the last; though surrounded by the enemy and summoned to surrender, refused, and was taken prisoner; is credited with the saying, <i> La Garde meurt, et ne se rend pas </i> , "The Guard dies, but does not surrender" (1770-1842). </p> | Cambronne <ref name="term_70221" /> | ||
==References == | <p> French general, born at Nantes; served under the [[Republic]] and the Empire; accompanied Napoleon to [[Elba]] in 1814; commanded a division of the Old [[Guard]] at Waterloo; fought to the last; though surrounded by the enemy and summoned to surrender, refused, and was taken prisoner; is credited with the saying, <i> La Garde meurt, et ne se rend pas </i> , "The Guard dies, but does not surrender" (1770-1842). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_70221"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/cambronne Cambronne from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_70221"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/cambronne Cambronne from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:03, 15 October 2021
Cambronne [1]
French general, born at Nantes; served under the Republic and the Empire; accompanied Napoleon to Elba in 1814; commanded a division of the Old Guard at Waterloo; fought to the last; though surrounded by the enemy and summoned to surrender, refused, and was taken prisoner; is credited with the saying, La Garde meurt, et ne se rend pas , "The Guard dies, but does not surrender" (1770-1842).
