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Events on Wednesday 28 August 1793 1
1740 – 1793Adam Philippe de Custine (1740-1793)Died 28 August 1793, aged 53A French general, Adam Philippe de Custine commanded Revolutionary armies in the Rhineland campaign before suffering setbacks against Prussian and Austrian forces. He was guillotined in Paris after being accused of treasonous incompetence.