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French Ancien Régime
Born Louis D'ASSAS
Captain of the French Régiment d'Auvergne
Born on July 26, 1733 in Le Vigan, France , France
Died on October 16, 1760 in Bataille De Kloster Kampen, Allemagne
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Having entered a wood to reconnoitre it the night before the battle of Kloster Kampen in 1760, he was suddenly surrounded by the enemy English soldiers, and defied with bayonets at his breast to utter a cry of alarm; "To me, Auvergne! Here is the enemy!" he exclaimed, and fell dead on the instant, pierced with bayonets, to the saving of his countrymen.
... He was born in Le Vigan, Languedoc, France.
Having entered a wood to reconnoitre it the night before the battle of Kloster Kampen in 1760, he was suddenly surrounded by the enemy English soldiers, and defied with bayonets at his breast to utter a cry of alarm; "To me, Auvergne! Here is the enemy!" he exclaimed, and fell dead on the instant, pierced with bayonets, to the saving of his countrymen.
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