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Jean-Baptiste Bessières ( Prayssac, 6 de Agosto de 1768 - Weißenfels, 1 de Maio de 1813) foi um comandante militar francês e Marechal do Império que serviu durante as Guerras Revolucionárias Francesas e as Guerras Napoleônicas. Seu irmão mais novo, Bertrand, seguiu seus passos e eventualmente se tornou um general de divisão.
- 1791 – 1813
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.
Jean-Baptiste Bessières, duc d'Istrie, né le 6 août 1768 à Prayssac dans le Quercy et mort au combat le 1er mai 1813 à Weißenfels, dans le royaume de Saxe, est un militaire français, élevé à la dignité de maréchal d'Empire par Napoléon en 1804.
Jean-Baptiste Bessières, duke d’Istrie (born Aug. 6, 1768, Prayssac, Fr.—died May 1, 1813, Rippach, Saxony [Germany]) French soldier and, as one of Napoleon’s marshals, commander of the imperial guard after 1804. His appointment as marshal signaled Napoleon’s intention to develop the imperial guard. In 1792 Bessières joined Louis XVI ...
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By Nathan D. Jensen. Born: August 6, 1768. Place of Birth: Prayssac, Lot, France. Died: May 1, 1813. Cause of Death: Killed in action. Place of Death: Rippach, Germany. Arc de Triomphe: BESSIERES on the east pillar. Pronunciation: The son of a surgeon, Jean-Baptiste Bessières was sent at age fourteen to the school at Cahors.
Print. Share it. “If Bessières is a marshal, then everyone can be one.” Such were Marmont ‘s words. Napoleon was perhaps fairer to him when, on St Helena he wrote “Bessières had a cold sort of bravery, and was calm admist the fighting. He had very good eyes, and was very experienced at cavalry manouvres, best suited to commanding cavalry reserves.
“Bessières a mis mon frère sur le trône d'Espagne.” - Mémorial de Sainte-Hélène. Courageux et fidèle à l'Empereur, longtemps colonel de la cavalerie de la Garde Impériale, il se couvre de gloire en devenant l'un des meilleurs cavaliers de la Grande Armée.