COMMANDER // 1772–1813
Géraud Duroc
divisional generalFrance2 battles2 wars
Lifespan
1772 – 1813
Active service 1805–1813 — 2 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 33.
Profile
Géraud Christophe Michel Duroc, Duke of Frioul, was a French general and diplomat who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was noted for his friendship with Napoleon Bonaparte, who appointed him as the first Grand marshal of the palace, the head of the Emperor's military household. He is sometimes referred to as ‘Napoleon's shadow’.
Battles (2)
1805
Battle of AusterlitzWar of the Third Coalition · French Empire
1813