Lahitte
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- For the 19th century French General, see Jean-Ernest Ducos de La HitteJean-Ernest Ducos de La HitteJean Ernest Ducos de La Hitte, Viscount, was born on 5 September 1789 in Bessières , and died on 22 September 1878 in Gragnague . He was a French major general, Senator, Foreign Minister, and the implementer of the La Hitte system of rifled guns in 1858.He entered the Ecole Polytechnique in 1807...
- For the 19th century French General, see Jean-Ernest Ducos de La Hitte
Lahitte is a commune
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Gers
Gers
The Gers is a department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in the southwest of France named after the Gers River.Inhabitants are called les Gersois or Gersoises.-History:...
department in southwestern France
France
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