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Baker's Dozen of French Marshals:

1. Philippe François Marie, comte de Hauteclocque / Leclerc de Hauteclocque
2. Louis-Nicolas Davout, Duc d'Auerstaedt (1770-1823)

3. Joseph Joffre

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Baker's Dozen of French Marshals:

1. Philippe François Marie, comte de Hauteclocque / Leclerc de Hauteclocque
2. Louis-Nicolas Davout, Duc d'Auerstaedt (1770-1823)
3. Joseph Joffre

4. Philippe Pétain

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Baker's Dozen of French Marshals:

1. Philippe François Marie, comte de Hauteclocque / Leclerc de Hauteclocque
2. Louis-Nicolas Davout, Duc d'Auerstaedt (1770-1823)
3. Joseph Joffre
4. Philippe Pétain


5. Étienne Jacques Joseph Alexandre MacDonald, 1st duke of Taranto (17 November 1765 – 25 September 1840)

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Baker's Dozen of French Marshals:

1. Philippe François Marie, comte de Hauteclocque / Leclerc de Hauteclocque
2. Louis-Nicolas Davout, Duc d'Auerstaedt
3. Joseph Joffre
4. Philippe Pétain
5. Étienne Jacques Joseph Alexandre MacDonald, 1st duke of Taranto

6. Jean Poton de Xaintrailles + 1461

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Baker's Dozen of French Marshals

1. Philippe François Marie, comte de Hauteclocque / Leclerc de Hauteclocque
2. Louis-Nicolas Davout, Duc d'Auerstaedt
3. Joseph Joffre
4. Philippe Pétain
5. Étienne Jacques Joseph Alexandre MacDonald, 1st duke of Taranto
6. Jean Poton de Xaintrailles + 1461

7. Maurice comte de Saxe

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Baker's Dozen of French Marshals

1. Philippe François Marie, comte de Hauteclocque / Leclerc de Hauteclocque
2. Louis-Nicolas Davout, Duc d'Auerstaedt
3. Joseph Joffre
4. Philippe Pétain
5. Étienne Jacques Joseph Alexandre MacDonald, 1st duke of Taranto
6. Jean Poton de Xaintrailles + 1461
7. Maurice comte de Saxe

8. Emmanuel de Grouchy, 2ème Marquis de Grouchy

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1. Philippe François Marie, comte de Hauteclocque / Leclerc de Hauteclocque
2. Louis-Nicolas Davout, Duc d'Auerstaedt
3. Joseph Joffre
4. Philippe Pétain
5. Étienne Jacques Joseph Alexandre MacDonald, 1st duke of Taranto
6. Jean Poton de Xaintrailles + 1461
7. Maurice comte de Saxe
8. Emmanuel de Grouchy, 2ème Marquis de Grouchy

9. Camille d'Hostun de la Baume, duc de Tallard


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Baker's Dozen of French Marshals

1. Philippe François Marie, comte de Hauteclocque / Leclerc de Hauteclocque
2. Louis-Nicolas Davout, Duc d'Auerstaedt
3. Joseph Joffre
4. Philippe Pétain
5. Étienne Jacques Joseph Alexandre MacDonald, 1st duke of Taranto
6. Jean Poton de Xaintrailles + 1461
7. Maurice comte de Saxe
8. Emmanuel de Grouchy, 2ème Marquis de Grouchy
9. Camille d'Hostun de la Baume, duc de Tallard

10. Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne

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Baker's Dozen of French Marshals

1. Philippe François Marie, comte de Hauteclocque / Leclerc de Hauteclocque
2. Louis-Nicolas Davout, Duc d'Auerstaedt
3. Joseph Joffre
4. Philippe Pétain
5. Étienne Jacques Joseph Alexandre MacDonald, 1st duke of Taranto
6. Jean Poton de Xaintrailles + 1461
7. Maurice comte de Saxe
8. Emmanuel de Grouchy, 2ème Marquis de Grouchy
9. Camille d'Hostun de la Baume, duc de Tallard
10. Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne

11. Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult


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Baker's Dozen of French Marshals

1. Philippe François Marie, comte de Hauteclocque / Leclerc de Hauteclocque
2. Louis-Nicolas Davout, Duc d'Auerstaedt
3. Joseph Joffre
4. Philippe Pétain
5. Étienne Jacques Joseph Alexandre MacDonald, 1st duke of Taranto
6. Jean Poton de Xaintrailles + 1461
7. Maurice comte de Saxe
8. Emmanuel de Grouchy, 2ème Marquis de Grouchy
9. Camille d'Hostun de la Baume, duc de Tallard
10. Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne
11. Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult

12. Ferdinand Foch

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Baker's Dozen of French Marshals

1. Philippe François Marie, comte de Hauteclocque / Leclerc de Hauteclocque
2. Louis-Nicolas Davout, Duc d'Auerstaedt
3. Joseph Joffre
4. Philippe Pétain
5. Étienne Jacques Joseph Alexandre MacDonald, 1st duke of Taranto
6. Jean Poton de Xaintrailles + 1461
7. Maurice comte de Saxe
8. Emmanuel de Grouchy, 2ème Marquis de Grouchy
9. Camille d'Hostun de la Baume, duc de Tallard
10. Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne
11. Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult
12. Ferdinand Foch

13. Armand-Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud


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1. Stethoscope - René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec




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Baker's Dozen of French Inventions

1. Stethoscope - René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec

2. Smart card (the inventor, Roland Moreno just died)

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Baker's Dozen of French Inventions

1. Stethoscope - René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec
2. Smart card (the inventor, Roland Moreno just died)

3. The Aqualung - Émile Gagan (below) and Jacques Cousteau

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1. Stethoscope - René-Théophile-Hyacinthe Laennec
2. Smart card (the inventor, Roland Moreno just died)
3. The Aqualung - Émile Gagan (below) and Jacques Cousteau

4. Radium - Marie Skłodowska-Curie and Pierre Curie


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