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Eugénie Renique

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Eugénie Renique (1780–1836), was a French ballet dancer.[1] She had a relationship with General André Masséna for many years, and is known to have accompanied him to battle during the Napoleonic wars, sometimes disguised as a man.

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  1. ^ Frédéric Hulot, Les grands maréchaux de Napoléon: Berthier, Davout, Jourdan, Masséna, Murat, Ney, Soult, Suchet, Paris: Pygmalion, 2013, 1705 p. (ISBN 978-2-756-41081-4).