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Besenval, Baron

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

A Swiss, commandant of Paris under Louis XVI.; a royalist stunned into a state of helpless dismay at the first outbreak of the Revolution in Paris; could do nothing in the face of it but run for his life (1722-1791).

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Besenval, Baron'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​b/besenval-baron.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.