François Mireur (February 5, 1770 – July 9, 1798) was a French general who is notable for having sung the "War Song for the Army of the Rhine", later known as La Marseillaise, in 1792 when he volunteered for the newly created republican army. He later served under Napoleon Bonaparte and was killed in Egypt in 1798.
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5 February 1770 Escragnolles, France
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Died |
9 July 1798 (aged 28) Damanhur, Egypt
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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