Jean-Baptiste Kléber, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jean-Baptiste Kléber

French general

Date of Birth: 09-Mar-1753

Place of Birth: Strasbourg, France

Date of Death: 14-Jun-1800

Profession: architect, military personnel, military officer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Jean-Baptiste Kléber (IPA: [??~ batist kleb??]) (9 March 1753 – 14 June 1800) was a French general during the French Revolutionary Wars.
His military career started in Habsburg service, but his plebeian ancestry hindered his opportunities.
Eventually, he volunteered for the French Army in 1792 and quickly rose through the ranks. Kléber served in the Rhineland during the War of the First Coalition, and also suppressed the Vendee Revolt.
He retired to private life in the peaceful interim after the Treaty of Campo Formio, but returned to military service to accompany Napoleon in the Egyptian Campaign in 1798–99.
When Napoleon left Egypt to return to Paris, he appointed Kléber as commander of the French forces.
He was assassinated by a student in Cairo in 1800. A trained architect, Kléber, in times of peace, designed a number of buildings.



Alternative names	Jean Urbain Guérin; Jean-Urbain Guerin; Jean Urbain Guerin
Description	French miniaturist and draughtsman
Date of birth/death	1761	1836
Location of birth/death	Strasbourg	Obernay
Work period	rococo era QS:P2348,Q122960
Authority control	: Q3170062 VIAF: 17493068 ISNI: 0000 0000 6656 8847 ULAN: 500031651 WGA: GUÉRIN, Jean-Urbain GND: 123495849