Pierre David de Colbert-Chabanais

Pierre David Édouard de Colbert-Chabanais
Pierre David Édouard de Colbert-Chabanais
Born18 October 1774 (1774-10-18)
Paris, France
Died28 December 1853(1853-12-28) (aged 79)
Paris, France
Allegiance French First Republic, First French Empire
Kingdom of France
Second French Empire
BranchCavalry
Service years1793–1853
Rankgénéral de division

Pierre David Édouard de Colbert-Chabanais (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ david edwaʁ də kɔlbɛʁ ʃabanɛ]; Paris, 18 October 1774 – 1853) was a general of the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. Fearless, charismatic and always smartly dressed, he was regarded as a cavalry officer of the highest caliber and noted for his unbreakable loyalty to Napoleon and popularity with those under his command.

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