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Jean-Baptiste Bessières, 1st duc d'Istrie (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist bɛsjɛʁ]; 6 August 1768 – 1 May 1813) was a French military commander and Marshal of the Empire who served during both the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.
Apr 30, 2024 · Jean-Baptiste Bessières, duke d’Istrie was a French soldier and, as one of Napoleon’s marshals, commander of the imperial guard after 1804. His appointment as marshal signaled Napoleon’s intention to develop the imperial guard. In 1792 Bessières joined Louis XVI’s constitutional guard as a private.
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Jean-Baptiste Bessières, duc d'Istrie, né le 6 août 1768 à Prayssac dans le Quercy et mort au combat le 1er mai 1813 à Weißenfels, dans le royaume de Saxe, est un militaire français, élevé à la dignité de maréchal d'Empire par Napoléon en 1804.
As a commander, especially of cavalry, Bessières left a reputation excelled by very few of Napoleon’s marshals, and his dauntless courage and cool judgment made him a safe leader in independent command.
Jean-Baptiste Bessières, 1st duc d' Istrie ( French pronunciation: [ ʒɑ̃ batist bɛsjɛʁ]; 6 August 1768 – 1 May 1813) was a French military commander and Marshal of the Empire who served during both the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.
A short biography (with portrait) of Jean-Baptiste Bessières (1768-1813), Duke of Istria, Marshal of the First French Empire.
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Bessières is at Jena (October 14, 1806) and at Eylau, on February 8, 1807, when his and Murat's cavalry succeed in stopping the Russian attack at a critical moment. In Poland, he heads the newly-formed cavalry reserve.
