About Jean-Joseph Charlier
Lived 1794 – 1886 (aged 91). Jean-Joseph Charlier was a Belgian revolutionary.
Jean-Joseph Charlier (15 April 179430 March 1886) was a Belgian artisan and revolutionary who became an iconic figure in the Belgian Revolution. His participation as an amputee in the fighting near Brussels Park during the Dutch attack on Brussels in September 1830 was widely praised, and he gained the nickname Wooden Leg .
Biography Charlier was born in Liège on 15 April 1794.
Commemorative medal issued in Charlier's honour at Liège in 1830, now in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
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Who was Jean-Joseph Charlier?
Belgian revolutionary
When was Jean-Joseph Charlier born?
Jean-Joseph Charlier was born on 4 April 1794 in Liège.
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Jean-Joseph Charlier died on 30 March 1886 in Liège.
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Jean-Joseph Charlier was a revolutionary.
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Jean-Joseph Charlier was Belgian.
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