MILITARY PERSONNEL

Jean-Baptiste Bessières

1768 - 1813

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean-Baptiste Bessières has received more than 284,805 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Jean-Baptiste Bessières is the 703rd most popular military personnel (down from 358th in 2019), the 1,897th most popular biography from France (down from 995th in 2019) and the 74th most popular French Military Personnel.

Jean-Baptiste Bessières was a Marshal of France and one of Napoleon's most trusted generals. He led troops in the Napoleonic Wars, including at the Battle of Waterloo.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Jean-Baptiste Bessières ranks 703 out of 2,058. Before him are Ludwig von Benedek, Sergey Gorshkov, Wilhelm Schepmann, Gordon Gollob, Bardas Skleros, and Xu Da. After him are Takeo Kurita, Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow, Stanisław Sosabowski, Nikolai Ogarkov, Momčilo Đujić, and Iphicrates.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1768, Jean-Baptiste Bessières ranks 18. Before him are Marie-Guillemine Benoist, Tecumseh, Édouard Mortier, Duke of Trévise, Nakşidil Sultan, Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom, and Jean-Robert Argand. After him are Peter Wittgenstein, Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg, Charles August, Crown Prince of Sweden, Joseph Anton Koch, Wang Zhenyi, and Jean-Baptiste Debret. Among people deceased in 1813, Jean-Baptiste Bessières ranks 17. Before him are Tecumseh, Rose Bertin, George Shaw, Johann Baptist Wanhal, Jean-Andoche Junot, and Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia. After him are Giambattista Bodoni, Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger, Géraud Duroc, Anders Gustaf Ekeberg, Princess Augusta of Great Britain, and Johann Christian Reil.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean-Baptiste Bessières ranks 1,897 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean de Meun (1240), François Périer (1919), Marcel Petiot (1897), Jean Hyppolite (1907), Charles-André van Loo (1705), and Charles de Bourbon (1523). After him are Louis Durey (1888), Daniel Revenu (1942), Alain Juppé (1945), Paul Pelliot (1878), Herleva (1003), and Alphonse Allais (1854).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In France

Among military personnels born in France, Jean-Baptiste Bessières ranks 74. Before him are Charles Huntziger (1880), Maurice Sarrail (1856), Heinz Harmel (1906), Jean-Andoche Junot (1771), Marie-Pierre Kœnig (1898), and Raoul Salan (1899). After him are Jules Brunet (1838), Louis-Joseph de Montcalm (1712), Jean II Le Maingre (1366), William Iron Arm (1010), François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg (1628), and François Étienne de Kellermann (1770).

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