Lannes, Jean
Lannes, Jean
(zhäN län), 1769–1809, marshal of France. He fought under Napoleon Bonaparte (later Napoleon INapoleon I, 1769–1821, emperor of the French, b. Ajaccio, Corsica, known as "the Little Corporal." Early Life
The son of Carlo and Letizia Bonaparte (or Buonaparte; see under Bonaparte, family), young Napoleon was sent (1779) to French military schools at
..... Click the link for more information. ) in the Italian and Egyptian campaigns, supported his coup of 18 Brumaire, and distinguished himself at Montebello, Austerlitz, Jena, Friedland, and Zaragoza. Napoleon considered Lannes one of his ablest generals and named him duke of Montebello. Lannes was killed in the battle of Essling.
Lannes, Jean
Born Apr. 11, 1769, in Lectoure, Gascony; died May 31, 1809, in Vienna. Marshal of France (1804); duke of Montebello (1808). Son of a groom.
In 1792, Lannes voluntarily joined the revolutionary army and for his bravery was promoted to officer. He was discharged in 1795 by the Thermidorian Convention and volunteered for the Italian Army of Napoleon Bonaparte, who promoted him to brigadier general for distinction in combat. He became commander of the consular guard on Brumaire 18, 1799. Lannes commanded the vanguard of the Italian Army in 1800 and defeated the Austrian troops at Montebello. Later he commanded the left wing in the Battle of Austerlitz of 1805 and the center in the Battle of Jena. In 1808–09, Lannes was commander of the French troops in Spain and directed the siege and storm of Zaragoza. As head of the vanguard in the war between Austria and France in 1809 he was gravely wounded on May 22 in the battle of Asparn and died soon after.