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Jean Victor Constant de Rebecque.
Swiss general in the Dutch army (1773–1850)
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About Jean Victor Constant de Rebecque
Jean Victor Constant de Rebecque or Jean Victor de Constant Rebecque was a Swiss mercenary and member of the house of Constant de Rebecque who distinguished himself in Dutch service. As chief of staff of the Netherlands Mobile Army, he countermanded the order of the Duke of Wellington to evacuate Dutch troops from Quatre Bras on the eve of the Battle of Quatre Bras, thereby preventing Marshal Michel Ney from occupying that strategic crossroads.
Everything about Jean Victor Constant de Rebecque →- Occupation
- military personnel, major general
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Born
- September 22, 1773
- Died
- June 12, 1850