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Jean Rapp

1771–1821 · 19th century

Jean Rapp was an Alsatian general of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and one of Napoleon's aides-de-camp. Governor of Danzig from 1807, he defended the city through a long siege in 1813 before surrendering at the end of the year. He rallied to Napoleon during the Hundred Days and commanded the Army of the Rhine in 1815.

Jean Rapp
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Free City of Danzig (1807-1814)

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