COMMANDER // 1768–1828
Jacques Lauriston
Marshal of FranceFrance2 battles1 war
Lifespan
1768 – 1828
Active service 1813 — 2 battles across 1 war; first command at age 45.
Profile
Jacques Alexandre Bernard Law, marquis de Lauriston was a French soldier and diplomat of Scottish and Portuguese descent, and a general officer in the French Army during the Napoleonic Wars. He was born in Pondicherry in French India, where his father, Jean Law de Lauriston, was Governor-General. Jean Law de Lauriston was a nephew of the financier John Law. Jacques' mother was a member of the Carvallho family of Portuguese traders.
Battles (2)
1813
1813