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unusual facts about George Henri Anne-Marie Victor de Villebois-Mareuil


Imperial Yeomanry

The Imperial Yeomanry’s first action was on 5 April 1900, when members of 3rd and 10th battalions fought Boer volunteers led by Frenchman Count de Villebois-Mareuil at Boshof.


Boer foreign volunteers

Ernest Douwes Dekker, Camillo Ricchiardi, Niko the Boer (Niko Bagrationi), Witold Rylski, Alexander Guchkov, Leo Pokrowsky, Major Baron von Reitzenstein, Viscount Villebois-Mareuil and the men of the two Irish commandos, the Irish Transvaal Brigade of John MacBride and John Blake, and the Second Irish Brigade of Arthur Alfred Lynch.

Jean-Philippe Collard

Jean-Philippe Collard (born January 27, 1948, Mareuil-sur-Ay, Marne) is a renowned French pianist who is known for his interpretations of the works of Gabriel Fauré and Camille Saint-Saëns.

Joseph Alexandre Jacques Durant de Mareuil

Joseph Alexandre Jacques Durant de Mareuil (6 November 6, 1769 Paris -13 January 1855 Ay Marne) was a French diplomat, and French ambassador to the United States from 1824 to 1830.

Louis Napoléon Lannes

Louis Napoléon Auguste Lannes, 2nd duc de Montebello (July 30, 1801 Paris – July 18, 1874 Chateau de Mareuil-sur-Ay (Marne)) was a French diplomat and politician.

Mareuil-Caubert

Built in the Romanesque style in the 12th and 16th century, the church was originally part of a priory under the abbey of Breteuil.

Mareuil-sur-Ay

Its vineyards are located in the Vallée de la Marne subregion of Champagne, and are classified as Premier Cru (99%) in the Champagne vineyard classification.

Renault Winery

The vineyard was first planted in 1864 by Louis Nicolas Renault, a French immigrant from Mareuil-sur-Ay who brought the original vinifera grapes from France.


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