Jean-Baptiste Girard (soldier)

Jean-Baptiste Girard
Jean-Baptiste Girard
Born21 February 1775 (1775-02-21)
Aups, France
Died27 June 1815(1815-06-27) (aged 40)
Paris, France
Allegiance First French Republic
First French Empire
Branch French Revolutionary Army
 French Imperial Army
Service years1794–1815
RankGénéral de division
ConflictsFrench Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
AwardsLégion d'honneur (Grand Officier)
Arc de Triomphe inscription

Jean-Baptiste Girard (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist ʒiʁaʁ]; 21 February 1775 at Aups, in Var – 27 June 1815 in Paris) was a French général and baron d'Empire, who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.

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