1. Jean Hardy commanded a French division during the French Revolutionary Wars.
13 Facts About Jean Hardy
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Jean Hardy commanded 12,000 troops in the Rhine Campaign of 1796.
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Jean Hardy was sent with the French expedition to put down the Haitian Revolution and died of yellow fever.
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Jean Hardy's surname is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe, on Column 6.
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Jean Hardy was assigned an advance force made up of the 26th Light Infantry Battalion, six companies of grenadiers, the 11th Chasseurs a Cheval Regiment and four light cannons.
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Jean Hardy now commanded 6,000 foot soldiers, 800 horsemen, eight cannons and four howitzers.
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Jean Hardy commanded 12,000 troops on the west bank of the Rhine facing Mainz.
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Jean Hardy was a friend of Andre Massena and knew what was happening at his headquarters even though Hardy was not there.
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Jean Hardy handed over command of the division to Louis Bastoul.
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Jean Hardy wrote his wife that his troops had fought like lions.
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Jean Hardy did not want Calixte to join him because of the dangers of the ocean passage, the war, the climate and yellow fever.
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Jean Hardy arrived at Cap-Francais to find the town in flames.
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Jean Hardy returned to Cap-Francais at the end of the operation.