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Bernhard Deroy

divisional generalGermany3 battles2 wars

Lifespan

1743 – 1812

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Active service 1805–1809 — 3 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 62.

Profile

Bernhard Erasmus von Deroy from the Electorate of the Palatinate became a general officer in the army of Bavaria. His military career began shortly after the start of the Seven Years' War. During the French Revolutionary Wars he first served on the side of the Coalition against the French revolutionaries, then fought as an ally of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. Deroy and his colleague, Karl Philipp von Wrede, were dominant personalities in the Bavarian military during the era of Napoleon Bonaparte.

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Battles (3)

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