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COMMANDER // 1763–1844

Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte

Marshal of the EmpireFranceFrench Empire16 battles8 wars

Lifespan

1763 – 1844

177518001825War of the First Coalition · 1792-1797Italian Campaign of 1796-1797 · 1796-1797War of the Third Coalition · 1805-1806War of the Fourth Coalition · 1806-1807Napoleonic Wars · 1803-1815War of the Fifth Coalition · 1809War of the Sixth Coalition · 1813-1814Swedish-Norwegian War 1814 · 1814Battle of Theiningen — August 22, 1796 · First French Republic · War of the First CoalitionBattle of Valvasone — March 16, 1797 · France · Italian Campaign of 1796-1797Battle of Austerlitz — December 2, 1805 · French Empire · War of the Third CoalitionUlm Campaign — September 25, 1805 · France · War of the Third CoalitionBattle of Halle — October 17, 1806 · French Empire · War of the Fourth CoalitionBattle of Lübeck — November 7, 1806 · France · War of the Fourth CoalitionBattle of Schleiz — October 9, 1806 · French Empire · War of the Fourth CoalitionBattle of Waren-Nossentin — November 1, 1806 · French Empire · War of the Fourth CoalitionBattle of Friedland — June 14, 1807 · French Empire · Napoleonic WarsBattle of Guttstadt-Deppen — June 7, 1807 · French Empire · War of the Fourth CoalitionBattle of Mohrungen — January 25, 1807 · French Empire · War of the Fourth CoalitionBattle of Linz-Urfahr — May 17, 1809 · First French Empire · War of the Fifth CoalitionBattle of Wagram — July 5, 1809 · France · War of the Fifth CoalitionWalcheren Campaign — December 9, 1809 · France · War of the Fifth CoalitionBattle of Dennewitz — September 6, 1813 · Prussia · War of the Sixth CoalitionBattle of Fredrikstad — August 4, 1814 · Sweden · Swedish-Norwegian War 1814

Active service 1796–1814 — 16 battles across 8 wars; first command at age 33.

Profile

Charles XIV John was King of Sweden and Norway from 1818 until his death in 1844 and the first monarch of the Bernadotte dynasty. In Norway, he is known as Charles III John ; before he became royalty in Sweden, his name was Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte. During the Napoleonic Wars, he participated in several battles as a Marshal of France.

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Battles (16)

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