Jean-Baptiste Drouet | |
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![]() Portrait by Charles-Philippe Larivière, 1843 | |
Born | Reims | 29 July 1765
Died | 25 January 1844 Paris | (aged 78)
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Service/ | French army |
Years of service | 1782–1843 |
Rank | Marshal of France |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Officer of the Legion of Honour |
Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist dʁuɛ]; 29 July 1765 – 25 January 1844) was a Marshal of France and a soldier in the Grande Armée during the Napoleonic Wars. He notably commanded the I Corps of the Army of the North at the Battle of Waterloo.