Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine
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Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine was a French Army officer. As a young officer in the French Royal Army, he served in the Seven Years' War. In the American Revolutionary War he joined Rochambeau's Expédition Particulière supporting the American colonists.
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Custine holds a council of war with his staff to plan the breach of the Wissembourg lines. By the artist Frédéric Regamey.
Custine continued the revolution in the German Rhineland through proclamation and the levy of heavy taxes on the conquered territories.
Prior to his execution, Custine met with the Abbe Lotheringen, for his confession and his prayers. He also wrote a letter to his son.
Portrait drawn and engraved by Christophe Guérin, 1793![Custine's daughter in law, Delphine de Sabran, (Paris, 18 March 1770-1826)[36] Madame de Custine, was considered an icon of femininity and beauty.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Delphine_Sabran%2C_Madame_de_Custine_%281770-1826%29.png/1280px-Delphine_Sabran%2C_Madame_de_Custine_%281770-1826%29.png)
Custine's daughter in law, Delphine de Sabran, (Paris, 18 March 1770-1826)[36] Madame de Custine, was considered an icon of femininity and beauty.
Custine's grandson Astolphe-Louis-Léonor, Marquis de Custine
Covered tureen, Niderviller manufactury, exhibited in the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. After Custine purchased the business, the factory began producing tableware in the English style.Awards 1
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Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine was a French Army officer. As a young officer in the French Royal Army, he served in the Seven Years' War. In the American Revolutionary War he joined Rochambeau's Expédition Particulière supporting the American colonists. Following the successful Virginia campaign and the Battle of Yorktown, he returned to France and rejoined his unit in the Royal Army.
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