Jean-Baptiste Bessières

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Jean-Baptiste Bessières was a prominent French marshal of the Napoleonic era, noted for his close service to Napoleon and his leadership in several major campaigns of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

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instanceOf French military officer
Marshal of the Empire
human
allegiance First French Empire
French First Republic
awardReceived Grand Aigle of the Legion of Honour
Legion of Honour
linked to: Légion d'honneur
birthDate 1768-08-06
birthPlace France
Lot
Prayssac
burialPlace Paris
Saint-Louis-des-Invalides
causeOfDeath killed in action
closeAssociateOf Napoleon Bonaparte
countryOfCitizenship France
deathDate 1813-05-01
deathEvent War of the Sixth Coalition
ennobledBy Napoleon Bonaparte
era Napoleonic era
familyName Bessières
givenName Jean-Baptiste
linked to: Jean Baptiste
languageOfWorkOrName French
militaryBranch French Army
militaryRank Marshal of the Empire
colonel
general
name Jean-Baptiste Bessières
nobleTitle Duc d’Istrie
linked to: Duke of Istria
notableCommanderOf Imperial Guard cavalry
linked to: Imperial Guard
notableFor command of the Imperial Guard cavalry
loyalty to Napoleon
participatedIn Battle of Austerlitz
Battle of Marengo
Battle of Wagram
Egyptian campaign
French Revolutionary Wars
Italian campaign of 1796–1797
Napoleonic Wars
Peninsular War
Russian campaign of 1812
placeOfDeath Kingdom of Saxony
Saxony
near Lützen
religion Roman Catholicism
servedUnder Napoleon Bonaparte
spouse Marie-Jeanne Lapeyrière
title Duke of Istria

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French Imperial Guard commander Jean-Baptiste Bessières
Battle of Golymin commander Jean-Baptiste Bessières
Battle of Golymin FrenchCommander Jean-Baptiste Bessières
Jean-Baptiste Bessières name Jean-Baptiste Bessières