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| Born | 6 March 1738 |
| Died | 24 October 1802 (aged 64) |
| Occupation | General of artillery |
André Joseph Lemaire (6 March 1759 – 24 October 1802) was a French general of artillery during the French Revolutionary Wars. He served in Jean-Baptiste Jourdan's Army of the Danube in the invasion of southwestern Germany in 1799. He retired after the Treaty of Lunéville in 1800 and died in 1802.
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