COMMANDER // 1774–1853
Pierre David de Colbert-Chabanais
divisional generalFrance1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1774 – 1853
Active service 1812 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 38.
Profile
Pierre David Édouard de Colbert-Chabanais was a general of the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. Fearless, charismatic and always smartly dressed, he was regarded as a cavalry officer of the highest caliber and noted for his unbreakable loyalty to Napoleon and popularity with those under his command.
Battles (1)
1812