Historical place archive

Rennes in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Rennes in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels2 people1806–1899

Historical events in Rennes

1806

22 April 1806
Death of Villeneuve
Pierre-Charles Villeneuve · Napoleonic Wars

Dies after returning to France from captivity.

1899

9 September 1899
Trial
Alfred Dreyfus · Military

Found guilty for a 2nd time, the court martial is commuted to 10 yrs imprisonment

Provenance

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