Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier

French soldier and political figure who rose to the rank of Marshal of France

Date of Birth: 08-Dec-1742

Place of Birth: Laon, Hauts-de-France, France

Date of Death: 21-Dec-1819

Profession: military personnel, politician

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier

  • Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier, 1st Comte Sérurier (8 December 1742 – 21 December 1819) led a division in the War of the First Coalition and became a Marshal of France under Emperor Napoleon.
  • He was born into the minor nobility and in 1755 joined the Laon militia which was soon sent to fight in the Seven Years' War.
  • After transferring into the regular army as an ensign, he was wounded at Warburg in 1760.
  • He fought in the Spanish-Portuguese War in 1762.
  • He married in 1779 after a promotion to captain.
  • A newly minted major in 1789, the French Revolution sped up promotion so that he was colonel of the regiment in 1792.
  • After leading Army of Italy troops in a number of actions, he became a general of brigade in 1793 and a general of division the following year. Sérurier led a division in Napoleon Bonaparte's Italian campaign of 1796, except during bouts of illness.
  • He especially distinguished himself at the Battle of Mondovì and the Siege of Mantua.
  • In 1799, he again fought in Italy during the War of the Second Coalition at Verona, Magnano and Cassano, being captured in the latter action.
  • After being paroled, he supported Napoleon's rise to political power in the Coup of 18 Brumaire in late 1799.
  • The apex of his career occurred on 19 May 1804 when Napoleon appointed him a Marshal of the Empire.
  • His active military career over, Sérurier served in the French Senate and was ennobled by Napoleon.
  • In 1814 as the First French Empire was crumbling, he burned all the many flags captured by the French armies.
  • His troops called him the "Virgin of Italy" for his rigorous standards of discipline and honesty in an army known for generals who enriched themselves by plundering the conquered territories.
  • His surname is one of the names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe, on Column 24.

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