Jean-Baptiste Bessières

Marshal of the Empire

Jean-Baptiste Bessières

duc d'Istrie
Marshal of the Empire; Jean-Baptiste Bessières; duc d'Istrie
	Portrait by Henri-François Riesener
Born	6 August 1768; Prayssac, Kingdom of France
Died	1 May 1813 (aged 44); Weißenfels, Kingdom of Saxony
Allegiance	Kingdom of France; French First Republic; First French Empire
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1792–1813
Rank	Marshal of the Empire
Battles/wars	Insurrection of 10 August 1792; French Revolutionary Wars War of the Pyrenees Battle of Boulou; Battle of the Black Mountain; Battle of Bascara; ; Italian Campaigns Battle of Rovereto; Battle of Rivoli; Battle of Marengo; ; French campaign in Egypt and Syria Siege of Acre; Battle of Abukir; ; ; Napoleonic Wars War of the Third Coalition Battle of Austerlitz; ; War of the Fourth Coalition Battle of Eylau; Battle of Friedland; ; Peninsular War Battle of Medina de Rioseco; ; War of the Fifth Coalition Battle of Aspern-Essling; Battle of Wagram; Walcheren Campaign; ; French invasion of Russia Battle of Borodino; ; War of the Sixth Coalition German campaign †; ; ;
Awards	Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour; Commander of the Order of the Iron Crown; Grand Cross of the Order of the Württemberg Crown; Grand Cross of the Military Order of St. Henry; Grand Cross of the Order of Christ; Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Leopold
Relations	Bertrand Bessières (brother); Julien Bessières (cousin)
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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. His younger brother, Bertrand, followed in his footsteps and eventually became a divisional general. Their cousin, Julien Bessières, also served Emperor Napoleon I as a diplomat and imperial official.

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