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Charles Mathieu Isidore Decaen

French general who serves during the French Revolutionary Wars

b. 1769 CE – d. 1832 CE World The Indian Ocean Lands

Charles Mathieu Isidore Decaen (April 13, 1769 – September 1, 1832), born in Caen, becomes a French general who serves during the French Revolutionary Wars, as Governor General of Pondicherry and Isle de France (now Mauritius) and as commander of the Army of Catalonia during the Napoleonic Wars.

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Moran, J. (2018). Charles Mathieu Isidore Decaen. History Atlas. Retrieved 11 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/charles-mathieu-isidore-decaen/

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