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1659 Yamamoto Tsunetomo (å±±æ¬ å¸¸æ), (June 11, 1659 â November 30, 1719), was a samurai of the Saga Domain in Hizen Province under his lord Nabeshima Mitsushige
1771 Patrick Gass (June 12, 1771 â April 2, 1870) served as sergeant in the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804â1806). He was important to the expedition because of his service as a carpenter, and he published the first journal of the expedition in 1807, seven years before the first publication based on Lewis and Clark’s journals.
1775 Friedrich Karl Ferdinand Freiherr von Müffling, called Weiss (12 June 1775 â 10 January 1851) was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall and military theorist. He served as Blücher’s liaison officer in Wellington’s headquarters during the Battle of Waterloo and was one of the organizers of the final victory over Napoleon. After the wars he served a diplomatic role at the Congress of Aix-la-Chappelle and was a major contributor to the development of the Prussian General Staff as Chief. Müffling also specialized in military topography and cartography.
1798 Samuel Cooper (June 12, 1798 â December 3, 1876) was a career United States Army staff officer, serving during the Second Seminole War and the MexicanâAmerican War. Although little-known today, Cooper was also the highest-ranking Confederate general during the American Civil War. After the conflict, he remained in Virginia as a farmer.
1821 Henry Moses Judah (June 12, 1821 â February 14, 1866) was a career officer in the United States Army, serving during the MexicanâAmerican War and American Civil War. He is most remembered for his role in helping thwart Morgan’s Raid in 1863 and for leading a disastrous attack during the Battle of Resaca.
1913 General Jean Victor Allard CC, CBE, GOQ, DSO & Two Bars, ED, CD (12 June 1913 â 23 April 1996) was the first French Canadian to become Chief of the Defence Staff, the highest position in the Canadian Forces, from 1966 to 1969. He was also the first to hold the accompanying rank of general.
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