François Joseph Westermann (d. April 5, 1794), French general, was born at Molsheim in Alsace. April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... Events February 11 - 1st session of the United States Senate is open to the public. ... France - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Capital Strasbourg Area 8,280 km² Regional President Adrien Zeller Population  - 2004 estimate  - 1999 census  - Density 1,793,000 1,734,145 209/km² Arrondissements 13 Cantons 75 Communes 903 Départements Bas-Rhin Haut-Rhin Alsace ( French: Alsace; Alsatian/ German: Elsaß) is a région of France. ...

At an early age he entered a cavalry regiment, but soon left the service and went to Paris. He embraced enthusiastically the ideas of the Revolution, and in 1790 became greffier of the municipality of Haguenau. After a short imprisonment on a charge of inciting emeutes at Haguenau, he returned to Paris, where he joined Georges Danton and played an important part in the attack on the Tuileries on August 10, 1792. An army unit consisting of mounted soldiers are commonly known as cavalry. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... The period of the French Revolution in the history of France covers the years between 1789 and 1799, in which democrats and republicans overthrew the absolute monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church was forced to undergo radical restructuring. ... Haguenau (German: Hagenau) is a commune of northeastern France, in the Bas-Rhin département, of which it is a sous-préfecture. ... Georges Jacques Danton (October 26, 1759 - April 5, 1794) was a leading figure in the early stages of the French Revolution. ... Up to 1871 the Tuileries Palace was a palace in Paris, France, on the right bank of the River Seine. ... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

He accompanied Dumouriez on his campaigns and assisted him in his negotiations with the Austrians, being arrested as an accomplice after the general's defection. He succeeded, however, in proving his innocence, and was sent with the rank of general of brigade into La Vendée, where he distinguished himself by his extraordinary courage, by the audacity of his manoeuvres, and by his severe treatment of the insurgents. After suffering a defeat at Chatillon, he vanquished the Vendeans at Beaupreau, Laval, Granville and Bauge, and in December 1793 annihilated their army at Le Mans and Savenay. He was then summoned to Paris, where he was proscribed with the Dantonist party and executed on 5 April 1794. Charles François Dumouriez Charles François Dumouriez ( January 25, 1739 - March 14, 1823) was a French general. ... The Republic of Austria ( German: Republik Österreich) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. ... April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... Events February 11 - 1st session of the United States Senate is open to the public. ...

See P Holl, Nos generaux alsaciens ... Westermann (Strassburg, 1900).

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