Reward that young man, promote him; for if his services are not recognised, he will promote himself.
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| Birth: | 1st August, 1738 |
| Death: | 18th November, 1794 |
| Nationality: | French |
| Profession: | General |
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Jacques François Dugommier was born in Trois-Rivières, Guadeloupe, France. He was a French general. He entered service in 1759 in the defense of Guadeloupe against the English and fought in Martinique in the Seven Years' War. He took the name Dugommier in 1785. He joined the Revolutionaries. In January 1794, he was named head of the Army of the Eastern Pyrenees. His assignment was to retake the territory of Rousillon from the Spanish army of Antonio Ricardos Carrillo.
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