Henri Gatien Bertrand

Count of the Empire

Henri-Gatien, comte Bertrand
Count of the Empire; Henri-Gatien, comte Bertrand
	Portrait by Delaroche, c. 1844
Born	28 March 1773; Châteauroux, France
Died	31 January 1844 (aged 70); Châteauroux, France
Allegiance	First French Republic ; First French Empire
Years of service	1793-1815
Rank	Général de Division
Commands held	IV Corps; Grand Marshal of the Palace
Battles/wars	French Revolutionary Wars; Battle of the Pyramids; Napoleonic Wars Battle of Austerlitz; Battle of Jena–Auerstedt; Battle of Eylau; Battle of Wagram; Battle of Aspern-Essling; Battle of Bautzen (1813); Battle of Waterloo;
Awards	Name engraved on the Arc de Triomphe; Grand Eagle of the Legion of Honour; Count of the Empire
Other work	Deputy of Indre; Commander of the École Polytechnique

Henri-Gatien Bertrand (28 March 1773 – 31 January 1844) was a French general who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. Under the Empire he was the third and last Grand marshal of the palace, the head of the Military Household of emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, whom he followed in both the exiles to Elba and Saint-Helena.

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