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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Thomas-Alexandre_DumasThomas-Alexandre Dumas - Wikipedia

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   Thomas-Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (French: [tɔmɑ alɛksɑ̃dʁ dymɑ davi də la pajət(ə)ʁi]; known as Thomas-Alexandre Dumas; 25 March 1762 – 26 February 1806) was a Creole general, from the French colony of Saint-Domingue, in Revolutionary France.

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   May 8, 2024 · Thomas-Alexandre Dumas (born March 25, 1762, Saint-Domingue [now Haiti]—died February 26, 1806, Villers-Cotterêts, France) was a French general during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. Dumas’s mother, Marie-Cessette Dumas, was a Black enslaved woman.

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4. www.npr.org › 2012/09/15 › 160969342'The Black Count,' A Hero On The Field, And The Page - NPR

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   Sep 15, 2012 · NPR Staff. 6-Minute Listen. Playlist. The Black Count. Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, And The Real Count Of Monte Cristo. By Tom Reiss. Purchase. Gen. Thomas-Alexandre Dumas was one of the...

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   Dec 9, 2007 · Learn about the life and achievements of Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, a black soldier who rose from a private to a general in the French Revolution. He was the father of Alexandre Dumas, the famous writer of The Three Musketeers.

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   Who was Thomas-Alexandre Dumas?

   • Thomas-Alexandre Dumas was a French general during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. Dumas’s mother, Marie-Cessette Dumas, was a Black enslaved woman. His father, Alexandre-Antoine Davy, was a white Frenchman.

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   When did Alexandre Dumas die?

   • He died on December 5, 1870, in Puys, France. His works have been translated into more than 100 languages and adapted for numerous films. Alexandre Dumas was born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie on July 24, 1802, in Villers-Cotterêts, France, to Marie Louise Labouret and General Thomas-Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie.

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   Who was Thomas-Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie?

   • Thomas-Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie ( French: [tɔmɑ alɛksɑ̃dʁ dymɑ davi də la pajət (ə)ʁi]; known as Thomas-Alexandre Dumas; 25 March 1762 – 26 February 1806) was a Creole general, from the French colony of Saint-Domingue, in Revolutionary France.

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   Why did Thomas-Alexandre Dumas join the French army?

   • Without any income, Thomas-Alexandre Dumas decided to join the French Army in 1786. At the request of his father, he enlisted under his mother’s name Marie Dumas, in order to preserve the family’s reputation. During the French Revolution Dumas became a devout republican serving in an all-black unit known as “La Légion Américaine.”

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   Apr 2, 2014 · Learn about the life and works of Alexandre Dumas, a French author of historical adventure novels such as The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo. Find out his ethnicity, family background, writing career, personal life and legacy.

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   Mar 13, 2018 · France's first black general, Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, once fought an entire Austrian cavalry squadron by himself — and emerged practically unscathed. The fight took place during Napoleon...

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    The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo is a 2012 biography of General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas written by Tom Reiss. The book presents the life and career of Dumas as a soldier and officer during the French Revolution, as well as his military service in Italy during the French Revolutionary Wars and later ...