Étienne Maurice Gérard
Étienne Maurice Gérard | |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister of France | |
| In office 18 July 1834 – 10 November 1834 | |
| Monarch | Louis Philippe I |
| Preceded by | Jean-de-Dieu Soult |
| Succeeded by | Hugues-Bernard Maret |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 April 1773 |
| Died | 17 April 1852 (aged 79) |
| Awards | Legion of Honor (Grand Cross) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | First French Republic First French Empire Kingdom of France |
| Rank | Marshal of France |
| Battles/wars | French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars Belgian Revolution |
Étienne Maurice Gérard, 1st Comte Gérard (French: [etjɛn mɔʁis ʒeʁaʁ]; 4 April 1773 – 17 April 1852) was a French general and statesman. He served under a succession of French governments including the ancien regime monarchy, the Revolutionary governments, the Restorations, the July Monarchy, the First and Second Republics, and the First Empire (and arguably the Second), becoming prime minister briefly in 1834. Gérard established a reputation as a natural soldier with a talent for organization matched with great courage. He was listed by Napoleon as one of his best commanders.