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title: General Jean-Nicolas Houchard
author: Georges Rouget
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16843/general-jean-nicolas-houchard/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2022-12-20
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# General Jean-Nicolas Houchard
_Authored by Georges Rouget_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16843.jpg)
## Image Caption
Portrait of General Jean-Nicolas Houchard (1739-1793) who led the French Army of the North to victory against the Coalition at the [Battle of Hondschoote](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2137/battle-of-hondschoote/), 6-8 September 1793. Houchard's failure to follow up on his victory led to his arrest and execution on 15 November 1793, a victim of the [Reign of Terror](https://www.worldhistory.org/Reign_of_Terror/). Painting by Georges Rouget, 1835.
[Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) of Versailles.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Rouget, G. (2022, December 20). General Jean-Nicolas Houchard. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Rouget, Georges. "General Jean-Nicolas Houchard." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 20, 2022. .
### MLA
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:G%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_JEAN_NICOLAS_HOUCHARD.jpg) by [**Georges Rouget**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:G%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_JEAN_NICOLAS_HOUCHARD.jpg). Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 20 December 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.