Baptiste Pierre Bisson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French general
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Place of Birth: Montpellier, Occitania, France
About Baptiste Pierre Bisson
- Baptiste-Pierre-François Bisson (16 February 1767 at Montpellier, France – 26 July 1811, at Mantua in the Kingdom of Italy) joined the French army and rose rapidly in rank during the French Revolutionary Wars.
- He served as a division commander in the Grande Armée of Emperor Napoleon in 1805 and 1807, playing a leading role at the Battle of Friedland.
- He was captured by Tyrolean rebels in 1809.
- Known as a gourmand, he became very fat before dying prematurely.
- His surname is one of the Names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe.
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