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Amédée Emmanuel François Laharpe (born de La Harpe; French:, 27 September 1754 – 8 May 1796) was a Swiss military officer who served as a volunteer in the French Army during the French Revolutionary Wars.
Amédée Emmanuel François Laharpe (avant la Révolution « Amédée de la Harpe ») né le 17 septembre 1754 près de Rolle dans le Pays de Vaud, mort au combat le 8 mai 1796, est un patriote et militaire d'origine suisse qui sert comme général dans l'armée d'Italie sous les ordres de Bonaparte.
Originally a noble from Switzerland, Amédée Emmanuel François Laharpe, sometimes spelled La Harpe, began his military career in 1773 by joining a Swiss regiment in the service of Holland. After returning to Switzerland, in 1781 he became a capitaine of fusiliers at Morges.
A short biography (with portrait) of Amédée Emmanuel François Laharpe (1754-1796), general of division during the 1st italian campaign.
Amédée Emmanuel François Leharpe was a Swiss émigré who fought in the French Army of Italy at the start of Napoleon's campaign in Italy in 1796-7. His military career began in Switzerland, where he joined the army in 1773.
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D’origine suisse, proscrit par les Bernois et réfugié en France, il fut employé à l’armée des Alpes, puis au siège de Toulon. Général en 1793, puis général de division en 1795, il est de la campagne d'Italie. Il fut tué à la bataille de Codogno par une balle autrichienne, le 10 mai 1796.
