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Louis-Gabriel de Gomer

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Count

Louis-Gabriel de Gomer
Native name
Louis-Gabriel, comte de Gomer
Born(1718-02-25)February 25, 1718
Quevauvillers, Kingdom of France
DiedJuly 30, 1798(1798-07-30) (aged 80)
Dieuze, France
AllegianceKingdom of France
Years of service1730-1789
RankMarshal General of France
AwardsCommandeur de l'ordre de Saint-Louis

Louis-Gabriel de Gomer (February 25, 1718 - July 30, 1798) was a French military officer, and inventor of the Gomer mortar. He was Marshal General of France (French: Maréchal des camps et armées du roi) and a Commander of the Order of Saint Louis in 1789, when he was elected as Deputy of the Estate General for Sarreguemines. He served as a member of the military committee until November 1789, when he resigned.

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  • Mémoires de l'Académie des sciences, des lettres et des arts d'Amiens, Volume 21, 1874