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proposing a two-span suspension bridge using wire cables — this would become the first permanent wire cable suspension bridge in the world. The design used three cables on each side of an iron and timber bridge deck. The cables stretched 131 feet between the towers, although the largest span was only 109 feet.
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in 1822, the first wire-cable bridge in the world, and published details in
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in a campaign that lasted only from 3 to 29 November, and claimed fewer than a hundred victims. He ordered his troops to spare the injured. For example, on
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Montrottier a appartenu à la famille de Guillaume Henri Dufour (15.09.1787-14.07.1875) Capitain du génie sous le 1er Empire, Général pacificateur de la Suisse durant la guerre civile du Sonderbund, cartographe, mathématicien, ingénieur cantonal, cofondateur et 1er
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Schweizer Generals Wilhelm Heinrich Dufour (1787–1875). Ermals erwähnt 1428, Im 16. Jh. umgebaut", the other: "Geburtsstätte des Eidgenöss. General Wilh. Heinr. Dufour Geb. den 15. Sept 1787 Gest. in Contamines bei Genf den 14. Juli
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In 1827 he was raised to the rank of colonel, and commanded the
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Dufour acted as state engineer from 1817, although he was not officially appointed as such until 1828. His work included rebuilding a pumping station, quays and bridges, and he arranged the first steam boat on
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that discussed Dunant's ideas for the creation of a voluntary care organization for the assistance of the wounded in battle. Dunant's vision and the committees work ultimately led to the foundation of the
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survey of the canton of Geneva, and published a map of the canton on the scale of 1⁄25000. The final map in 25 sheets on the scale of 1⁄100000 was published at intervals between 1842 and 1865.
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four times in his career, firstly in 1847 when he led the Swiss
Confederation forces to victory against the
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752:"Transitions in Engineering: Guillaume Henri Dufour and the Early 19th Century Cable Suspension Bridges"
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355:Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte
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872:Encyclopædia Britannica
460:First Geneva Convention
456:International Red Cross
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305:École Polytechnique
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564:, Germany
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216:Signature
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1148:30 April
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693:Zollikon
673:Zollikon
641:Lenzburg
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