Paul-Jean-Baptiste Poret de Morvan

Paul-Jean-Baptiste Poret de Morvan
General Baron Poret de Morvan.
Born(1777-04-14)14 April 1777
Saint-Étienne-sous-Bailleul, France
Died17 February 1834(1834-02-17) (aged 56)
Chartres, France
Buried
Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris
Allegiance French First Republic,
First French Empire,
Bourbon Restoration
BranchArtillery, then Infantry
Service years1793–1829
RankGeneral of Brigade
ConflictsFrench Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
AwardsKnight, later Baron of the Empire
Other workGeneral Inspector for Infantry

Paul-Jean-Baptiste Poret de Morvan (French pronunciation: [pɔl ʒɑ̃ batist pɔʁɛ də mɔʁvɑ̃]; 14 April 1777 – 17 February 1834), baron of the Empire, was a French officer during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars, who rose to the rank of general.

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