Jean Victor Marie Moreau

Jean Victor Marie Moreau
Jean Victor Marie Moreau
	Portrait by François Gérard, c. 1797
Born	14 February 1763; Morlaix, Kingdom of France
Died	2 September 1813 (aged 50); Louny, Austrian Empire
Allegiance	Kingdom of the French; First French Republic; Russian Empire
Rank	Général de Division; Marshal of France (posthumous)
Commands	Army of Italy; Army of the Rhine and Moselle
Conflicts	French Revolutionary Wars War of the First Coalition Battle of Tourcoing; Siege of Ypres (1794); Siege of Nijmegen (1794); Battle of Rastatt (1796); Battle of Kehl (1796); Battle of Ettlingen; Battle of Neresheim; Battle of Friedberg (Bavaria); Battle of Biberach (1796); Battle of Emmendingen; Battle of Schliengen; Battle of Diersheim (1797); ; War of the Second Coalition Battle of Cassano (1799); Battle of Bassignana (1799); Battle of San Giuliano; Battle of Cascina Grossa; Battle of Novi (1799); Battles of Stockach and Engen; Battle of Messkirch; Battle of Iller River; Battle of Höchstädt (1800); Battle of Hohenlinden; ; ; Napoleonic Wars War of the Sixth Coalition Battle of Dresden †; ; ;
Alma mater	University of Rennes
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Jean Victor Marie Moreau (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ viktɔʁ maʁi mɔʁo], 14 February 1763 – 2 September 1813) was a French general who helped Napoleon Bonaparte rise to power, but later became his chief military and political rival and was banished to the United States. A product of the French Revolution, he is among the foremost French generals in military history. He led the French Revolutionary Army to a series of victories, including the major Battle of Hohenlinden; however, he also suffered defeats against such capable military commanders as Archduke Charles and Alexander Suvorov.