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Jean-Baptiste Bessières

French Marshal


Jean-Baptiste Bessières
Jean-Baptiste Bessières

Jean-Baptiste Bessières, 1st duc d'Istrie 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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