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| Birth | 21 September 1738, Pontchâteau | |
| Death | 8 March 1794Paris (aged 55 years) |
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Charles Grangier de la Ferrière (21 September 1738, Pontchâteau - 8 March 1794, Paris) was a French general of the War of the First Coalition.
Life
He entered the French army on 12 April 1756, joining the guards gendarme regiment before moving to the line infantry in 1758. On 5 February 1792 he was made colonel of the 23rd Infantry Regiment. On 28 April 1792 he was général Custine's second in command in the capture of Porrentruy. He was promoted to brigade-general in the Army of the Alps on 15 May 1793, but was sacked on 7 October 1793 and arrested on 29 October the same year at Mende. He was transported to Paris and condemned to execution by the revolutionary tribunal. He was guillotined on 8 March 1794.