Lazare Carnot
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite, Comte Carnot was a French mathematician, physicist, military officer, politician and a leading member of the Committee of Public Safety during the French Revolution. His military reforms, which included the introduction of mass conscription, were instrumental in transforming the French Revolutionary Army into an effective fighting force.
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- Nolay
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- Lycée militaire in AutunÉcole royale du génie de Mézières
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- 🏆 72 names on the Eiffel Tower
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1753
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