Rémy Joseph Isidore Exelmans


Rémy Joseph Isidore Exelmans

Maréchal Exelmans, by Charles-Philippe Larivière, c. 1852
Born(1775-11-13)13 November 1775
Died22 June 1852(1852-06-22) (aged 76)
Allegiance
BranchFrench Army
Service years1791–1852
RankMaréchal de France
CommandsII Cavalry Corps
Wars
AwardsLegion of Honour (Grand Croix)

Marshal Rémy Joseph Isidore Exelmans, 1st Comte Exelmans (French pronunciation: [ʁemi ʒozɛf izidɔʁ ɛɡzɛlmɑ̃], 13 November 1775 – 22 June 1852) was a distinguished French soldier of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, as well as a political figure of the following period.

His name is inscribed on the southern pillar of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.