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WClaude François Bidal, marquis d'Asfeld was a French Marshal of France.
WFrançois-Marie, duc de Broglie, was a French military leader.
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WFrançois de Franquetot de Coigny was a Marshal of France, Count, and from 1747, the Duke of Coigny.
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WLouis-Joseph de Montcalm-Grozon, marquis de Montcalm de Saint-Veran was a French soldier best known as the commander of the forces in North America during the Seven Years' War.
WAdrien Maurice de Noailles, 3rd Duke of Noailles was a French nobleman and soldier.
WPierre-François, Marquis de Rougé (1702–1761) was a French nobleman and general of the French armies, member of the House of Rougé. He was most famous for having signed the war treaty "Convention de Brandenburg" in the name of King Louis XV.
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