Jean-Andoche Junot
Jean-Andoche Junot, Duke of Abrantes (25 September 1771 – 29 July 1813) was a French military officer who served in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He is best known for leading the French invasion of Portugal in 1807.
Jean-Andoche Junot | |
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Portrait by Andrea Appiani, c. 1797 | |
| Military Governor of Paris | |
| In office 1803 – 1804 | |
| Monarch | Napoleon I |
| Preceded by | Édouard Mortier |
| Succeeded by | Joachim Murat |
| In office 1806 – 1807 | |
| Preceded by | Joachim Murat |
| Succeeded by | Pierre-Augustin Hulin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 September 1771 Bussy-le-Grand, Burgundy, Kingdom of France |
| Died | 29 July 1813 (aged 41) Montbard, Côte-d'Or, French Empire |
| Nickname | La Tempête (“The Tempest”) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of France First French Republic First French Empire |
| Branch/service | Army |
| Years of service | 1791–1813 |
| Rank | General of division |
| Commands | Army of Portugal III Corps VIII Corps |
| Battles/wars | French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars |
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