Louis-Étienne de Thouvenin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French general
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Place of Birth: Moyenvic, Grand Est, France
About Louis-Étienne de Thouvenin
- Louis-Étienne de Thouvenin (1791–1882) was a French Army general.
- He invented the carabine à tige ("stem rifle" or "pillar breech rifle"), based on a method by which muzzle-loading rifles could be easily and effectively loaded.
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