Guillaume Philibert Duhesme

Guillaume Philibert Duhesme

Count of the Empire, Peer of France
Guillaume Philibert Duhesme; Count of the Empire, Peer of France
	General Duhesme at the Battle of Diersheim, by Charles Thévenin
Nickname	Le Général Baïonnette
Born	7 July 1766; Mercurey, France
Died	20 June 1815; Waterloo
Buried	Duhesme Mausoleum
Allegiance	Kingdom of France; Kingdom of the French; French First Republic; First French Empire;
Branch	French Army
Service years	1791–1815
Rank	Division general
Conflicts	War of the First Coalition; War of the Second Coalition; War of the Third Coalition; War of the Fourth Coalition; Peninsular War; War of the Sixth Coalition; Hundred Days †;
Awards	Legion of Honour; Order of Saint Louis; Order of the Iron Crown;
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Guillaume Philibert, 1st Count Duhesme (French pronunciation: [ɡijom filibɛʁ dyɛm]; 7 July 1766 – 20 June 1815) was a French Army officer, politician and writer who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He was a commander of the Imperial Guard, Governor of Catalonia and a Peer of France. Napoleon wrote that "he was a fearless soldier, covered with wounds and of the greatest bravery, an accomplished general, who always stood firm in good and bad fortune". Duhesme is regarded as one of the most able French infantry generals of the Napoleonic Wars.