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HANS HERZOG (1819–1894) , Swiss general, wasSee also: born at Aarau
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He became a Swiss artillery See also: lieutenant in 1840, and then spent six years in travelling (visiting See also: England among other countries), before, he became a partner in his See also: father's business in 1846
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In 1847 he saw his first active service (as artillery captain) in the See also: short Swiss Sonderbund war
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In 186o he abandoned See also: mercantile pursuits for a purely military career, becoming colonel and inspector-general of the Swiss artillery
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In 187o he was See also: commander-in-chief of the Swiss army, which guarded the Swiss frontier, in the See also: Jura, during the Franco-See also: German War, and in See also: February 1871, as such, concluded the See also: Convention of Verrieres with General See also: Clinchant for the disarming and the interning of the remains of Bourbaki's army, when it took See also: refuge in See also: Switzerland
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In 1875 he became the commander-in-chief of the Swiss artillery, which he did much to reorganize, helping also in the reorganization of the other branches of the Swiss army
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He died in 1894 at his native See also: town of Aarau
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