Joseph Serrant
Joseph Serrant | |
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| Born | 10 January 1767 |
| Died | 7 November 1827 (aged 60) |
| Allegiance | France |
| Branch | Infantry |
| Service years | 1782-1815 |
| Rank | brigadier general |
| Conflicts | French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars |
| Awards | Officer of the Legion of Honour Chevalier de Saint-Louis |
Joseph Serrant (10 January 1767 – 7 November 1827) was a French general during the Revolution and the subsequent First French Empire. He is notable as a man of African descent leading European troops as a general officer, along with fellow French officer Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, Toussaint Louverture of Haiti, Abram Petrovich Gannibal of Imperial Russia and Władysław Franciszek Jabłonowski of Poland.