Oudinot
CHARLES NICOLAS, Duke of Reggio and Marshal of France; born in Bar-le-Duc, in 1767. He entered the army when 19 years of age, and when the Revolution broke out held the rank of captain. He embraced the popular cause, and rising to the rank of general, accompanied Massena into Italy as one of his staff officers, in 1799. His fortunes from this time were linked with those of Napoleon till the capitulation of Paris, March 31, 1814, when he became Bourbonist. In that character he headed the army that invaded Spain in 1823, and was resident at Madrid some months as governor. He succeeded Marshal Moncey as governor of the Invalides in 1842, and died in 1847. His son, CHARLES NICOLAS-VICTOR OUDINOT, Duke of Reggio (1791-1863), was a general in the French army. He first distinguished himself in Algeria, and was general the French expedition against Rome a 1849.
England, 13 miles S. W. of Peterborough; has an old church, partly Early English and partly Decorated style, restored in 1864. Here St. Wilfrid died. Laxton's grammar school dates from 1550.