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COMMANDER // 1766–1809

Louis-Vincent-Joseph Le Blond de Saint-Hilaire

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Lifespan

1766 – 1809

1770178017901800War of the Third Coalition · 1805-1806War of the Fourth Coalition · 1806-1807War of the Fifth Coalition · 1809Battle of Austerlitz — December 2, 1805 · French Empire · War of the Third CoalitionBattle of Heilsberg — June 10, 1807 · French Empire · War of the Fourth CoalitionBattle of Aspern-Essling — May 21, 1809 · France · War of the Fifth Coalition

Active service 1805–1809 — 3 battles across 3 wars; first command at age 39.

Profile

Louis-Vincent-Joseph Le Blond, comte de Saint-Hilaire was a French general during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, described by Lejeune as "the pride of the army, as remarkable for his wit as for his military talents," and by Berthezène as "the finest division commander on the face of the earth."

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Battles (3)

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