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Jean-Baptiste Drouet

Marshal of FranceFrance4 battles3 wars

Lifespan

1765 – 1844

17701780179018001810182018301840War of the Fourth Coalition · 1806-1807War of the Fifth Coalition · 1809Peninsular War · 1808-1814Battle of Schleiz — October 9, 1806 · French Empire · War of the Fourth CoalitionBattles of Bergisel — November 1, 1809 · Kingdom of Bavaria · War of the Fifth CoalitionTyrolean Rebellion — April 9, 1809 · France · War of the Fifth CoalitionBattle of Vitoria — June 21, 1813 · France · Peninsular War

Active service 1806–1813 — 4 battles across 3 wars; first command at age 41.

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Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon was a Marshal of France and a soldier in the Grande Armée during the Napoleonic Wars. He notably commanded the I Corps of the Army of the North at the Battle of Waterloo.

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Battles (4)

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