Poundou | |
|---|---|
  Poundou | |
| Coordinates: 12°11′N3°34′W / 12.183°N 3.567°W | |
| Country |  Burkina Faso |
| Region | Boucle du Mouhoun Region |
| Province | Mouhoun Province |
| Department | Ouarkoye Department |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 3,499 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Poundou is a town in the Ouarkoye Department of Mouhoun Province in southern Burkina Faso. The town has a total population of 3499. [1]
Flers, France
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Louis-Charles de La Motte-Ango, vicomte de Flers joined the French Royal army and rose in rank to become a general officer in the French Revolutionary Wars. After serving in the Austrian Netherlands, he was appointed to command the Army of the Eastern Pyrenees. His army suffered several defeats in May and June 1793, but he rallied his troops to win a defensive victory at the Battle of Perpignan in July. The all-powerful Representatives-on-mission arrested him in August 1793 for a minor setback and sent him to Paris under arrest. The Committee of Public Safety executed him by guillotine on trumped up charges in the last days of the Reign of Terror. De Flers is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe.
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