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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.

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Battles (16)

Last verified June 2026
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