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COMMANDER // 1762–1833

Jean-Baptiste Jourdan

divisional generalFrance14 battles4 wars

Lifespan

1762 – 1833

1770178017901800181018201830French Revolutionary Wars · 1792-1802War of the First Coalition · 1792-1797War of the Second Coalition · 1798-1802Peninsular War · 1808-1814Flanders Campaign — November 6, 1792 · Kingdom of the French · French Revolutionary WarsBattle of Hondschoote — September 8, 1793 · French Republic · War of the First CoalitionBattle of Wattignies — October 16, 1793 · France · French Revolutionary WarsBattle of Aldenhoven (1794) — October 2, 1794 · French Republic · War of the First CoalitionBattle of Fleurus — June 26, 1794 · French Republic · War of the First CoalitionBattle of Sprimont — September 18, 1794 · French Republic · French Revolutionary WarsBattle of Amberg — August 21, 1796 · Republican France · War of the First CoalitionBattle of Limburg — September 16, 1796 · Republican France · War of the First CoalitionBattle of Wetzlar — June 15, 1796 · Republican France · War of the First CoalitionBattle of Würzburg — September 3, 1796 · Republican France · French Revolutionary WarsBattle of Ostrach — March 21, 1799 · France · War of the Second CoalitionBattle of Stockach — March 25, 1799 · French Directory · War of the Second CoalitionBattle of Talavera — July 27, 1809 · France · Peninsular WarBattle of Vitoria — June 21, 1813 · France · Peninsular War

Active service 1792–1813 — 14 battles across 4 wars; first command at age 30.

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Battles (14)

Last verified June 2026
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