Lauzun, Armand L. de Gontaut, Le duc de:

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MEMOIRES DE M. LE DUC DE LAUZUN. A detailed account of Lauzun's amorous adventures at the French court, including an affair with Marie Antoinette, and his services in Connecticut, Yorktown and New York under the command of Rochambeau. After attaining high rank in the French revolutionary army, he was "railroaded" to and died at the guillotine in 1793. This is the first printed edition of his memoirs. An earlier edition of 1821 was said to be rumored, but no copies were found, according to Howes. Includes notes on George Washington.

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