Jean Lannes
1769 – 1809 · aged 40
Marshal of France (1769-1809)
- Born
- 10 Apr 1769 · Lectoure
- Died
- 31 May 1809 · Kaiserebersdorf
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- 10 Apr 1769BornBorn in Lectoure
- 1792 – 1802WarFrench Revolutionary Wars
- 1803 – 1815WarNapoleonic Wars
- 1804AwardMarshal of the Empire
- 1808 – 1809WarSecond Siege of Zaragoza
- 31 May 1809DiedDied in Kaiserebersdorf
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- 1789 – 1799French Revolution
Biography
Jean Lannes, 1st Duke of Montebello, Prince of Siewierz (English: LAN, French: [ʒɑ̃ lan]; 10 April 1769 – 31 May 1809), was a French military commander and a Marshal of the Empire who served during both the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
He was one of Napoleon's most daring and talented generals, and is regarded by many as one of history's greatest military commanders. Napoleon once commented on Lannes: "I found him a pygmy and left him a giant". A personal friend of the emperor, he was allowed to address him with the familiar tu, as opposed to the formal vous.
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