Frédéric-César de La Harpe
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Frédéric-César de La Harpe was a Swiss political leader, writer and journalist, best known for his pivotal role in the independence of the canton of Vaud from Bern and in the formation of the Helvetic
Portrait by Pajou, November 1803
Amédée Emmanuel François Laharpe was a Swiss military officer who served as a volunteer in the French Army during the French Revolutionary Wars. He rose to become a general of the Revolutionary Army,
Frédéric-César de La Harpe
…denounced by the Bernese government already in 1791, for approving of revolutionary banquets being held in Vaud, one of which was organized by his cousin, Amédée de la Harpe. La Harpe returned to Switzerland in 1794, in the midst of the French Revolutionary period, to seek support for his planned uprising; with support…
Bust of Laharpe in the Vaud Military Museum