Jean-Pierre Augereau

Jean-Pierre Augereau
Born(1772-09-27)27 September 1772
Paris, France
Died25 September 1836(1836-09-25) (aged 63)
Paris, France
Buried
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Allegiance French First Republic
French First Empire
Kingdom of France
BranchInfantry
cavalry
Service years1792-1824
RankLieutenant-General
ConflictsFrench Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
AwardsBaron of the Empire
Commander of the Legion of Honour
Knight of Saint Louis
RelationsCharles-Pierre Augereau (brother)

Jean-Pierre Augereau (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ pjɛʁ oʒʁo]; 27 September 1772 – 25 September 1836) was a French general during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He was the younger half brother of Marshal Charles-Pierre Augereau. John Elting describes him as "notable only for easy affability and absolute incompetence".

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