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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Liège, Arrondissement of Liège, Liège, Wallonia
Place of death
Liège, Arrondissement of Liège, Liège, Wallonia
Age
92 years
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Biography
Jean-Joseph Charlier (4 April 1794 in Liège – 30 March 1886 in Liège) was a Belgian revolutionary, best known for his role on the barricades facing the Brussels Park during the Belgian Revolution. Charlier, who had lost his right leg at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, became a well-known figure of the revolution, knicknamed "Wooden Leg" (French: Jambe de Bois).
Charlier was one of the 250 volunteers from Liège led by Charles Rogier.
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