Name Charles Dugua | Died 1802 | |
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Charles Francis Joseph Dugua (1740, in Toulouse – October 16, 1802 in Crête-à-Pierrot), was a general of the French Revolution.
He was present during Napoleon's 1798 campaign in Egypt. Before departing for Syria, Napoleon gave Dugua to command Cairo. When he returned to France he brought back printed copies of the Rosetta Stone that would be presented to scholars throughout Europe.
He died during the Battle of Crête-à-Pierrot, which was a major battle of the Haitian Revolution. His is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe.
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