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Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

1741 to 1803 5 documented presences 5 places

Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for Pierre Choderlos de Laclos across 5 places, from 1761 to 1803. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.

Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de Laclos (18 October 1741 – 5 September 1803) was a French novelist, official, Freemason and army general, best known for writing the epistolary novel Les Liaisons dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons) (1782).Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Amiensattested “Born in Amiens into a bourgeois family, in 1761 Laclos began studies at the School of Artillery of La Fère, ancestor of the École Polytechnique.” source: Wikipedia: Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
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Besançonattested “On his return to Besançon in 1778 Laclos was promoted second captain of the Engineers.” source: Wikipedia: Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
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La Rochelleattested “Laclos was immediately ordered to return to his garrison in Brittany; in 1783 he was sent to La Rochelle to collaborate in the construction of the new arsenal.” source: Wikipedia: Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
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Brittanyattested “Laclos was immediately ordered to return to his garrison in Brittany; in 1783 he was sent to La Rochelle to collaborate in the construction of the new arsenal.” source: Wikipedia: Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
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Italyattested “Made commander-in-chief of Reserve Artillery in Italy (1803), Laclos died shortly afterward in the former convent of St.” source: Wikipedia: Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

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Places Pierre Choderlos de Laclos is documented in

Brittany1 presence · 1783Italy1 presence · 1803
Amiens1 presence · 1761
Besançon1 presence · 1778
La Rochelle1 presence · 1783

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La Rochellementioned “As a young lieutenant, he briefly served in a garrison at La Rochelle until the end of the Seven Years' War (1763).” source: Wikipedia: Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
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Toulmentioned “In 1763 Laclos became a Freemason in "L'Union" military lodge in Toul.” source: Wikipedia: Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
1765 to 1776period
Strasbourgmentioned “Postings to Strasbourg (1765–1769), Grenoble (1769–1775) and Besançon (1775–1776) followed.” source: Wikipedia: Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
1776year
Parismentioned “In 1776 Laclos requested and received affiliation with the "Henri IV" lodge in Paris.” source: Wikipedia: Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
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Île-d'Aixmentioned “In 1779, he was sent to Île-d'Aix (in present-day Charente-Maritime) to assist Marc René, marquis de Montalembert in the construction of fortifications there against the British.” source: Wikipedia: Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
20 September 1792exact date
Battle of Valmymentioned “His reorganization has been credited as having a role in the French Revolutionary Army's victory in the Battle of Valmy (20 September 1792).” source: Wikipedia: Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

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