Louis-Étienne de Thouvenin (1791–1882) was a French Army general. He invented the carabine à tige ("stem rifle" or "pillar breech rifle"), based on a method by which muzzle-loading rifles could be easily and effectively loaded.
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12 November 1791 France
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Died |
19 April 1882 (aged 90) Le Cellier, France
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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