Jean Louis Debilly

Jean Louis Debilly
Bust at the Galerie des Batailles, Palace of Versailles
Born30 July 1763 (1763-07-30)
Dreux, Eure-et-Loir, France
Died14 October 1806(1806-10-14) (aged 43)
Auerstedt, Kingdom of Prussia
Allegiance
BranchArtillery and Infantry
Service years1793–1806
RankMajor General
ConflictsFrench Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
AwardsOfficer's Grand Cross, Legion of Honor
Other workmathematics professor

Jean Louis Debilly (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ lwi dəbili]), General of Brigade in the Grande Armée, was born 30 July 1763 in Dreux, Eure-et-Loir, France, and died 14 October 1806, in the French victory over the Kingdom of Prussia at the Battle of Jena–Auerstedt. On 14 June 1804, he was awarded the Commanders Cross of the Legion of Honor.

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