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COMMANDER // 1742–1819

Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier

Marshal of the EmpireFrance8 battles4 wars

Lifespan

1742 – 1819

1750176017701780179018001810War of the First Coalition · 1792-1797French Revolutionary Wars · 1792-1802Italian Campaign of 1796-1797 · 1796-1797War of the Second Coalition · 1798-1802Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars — April 20, 1792 · French Republic · War of the First CoalitionBattle of Borghetto — May 30, 1796 · France · French Revolutionary WarsBattle of Mondovì — April 21, 1796 · French Republic · French Revolutionary WarsBattle of La Favorite — January 16, 1797 · French Republic · Italian Campaign of 1796-1797Battle of Valvasone — March 16, 1797 · France · Italian Campaign of 1796-1797Siege of Mantua — February 2, 1797 · France · War of the First CoalitionBattle of Cassano — April 27, 1799 · French Republic · War of the Second CoalitionBattle of Verona — March 26, 1799 · France · French Revolutionary Wars

Active service 1792–1799 — 8 battles across 4 wars; first command at age 50.

Profile

Jean-Mathieu-Philibert, comte Sérurier led a division in the War of the First Coalition and became a Marshal of the Empire under Emperor Napoleon. He was born into the minor nobility and in 1755 joined the Laon militia which was soon sent to fight in the Seven Years' War. After transferring into the regular army as an ensign, he was wounded at Warburg in 1760. He fought in the Spanish-Portuguese War in 1762. He married in 1779 after a promotion to captain. A newly minted major in 1789, the French Revolution sped up promotion so that he was colonel of the regiment in 1792. After leading Army of Italy troops in a number of actions, he became a general of brigade in 1793 and a general of division the following year.

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Battles (8)

Last verified June 2026
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