Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon

Jean-Baptiste Drouet
Portrait by Charles-Philippe Larivière, 1843
Born(1765-07-29)29 July 1765
Died25 January 1844(1844-01-25) (aged 78)
Allegiance Kingdom of France (1782–1787)
First French Republic
First French Empire
Bourbon Restoration
First French Empire
Bourbon Restoration
July Monarchy
BranchFrench army
Service years1782–1843
RankMarshal of France
Conflicts
AwardsOfficer 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.