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Bessières, Jean Baptiste

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Duke of Istria, marshal of France, born at Languedoc, of humble parentage; rose from the ranks; a friend and one of the ablest officers of Napoleon, and much esteemed by him; distinguished himself in the Italian campaign, in Egypt, and at Marengo; was shot at Lützen the day before the battle (1768-1813).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Bessières, Jean Baptiste'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​b/bessires-jean-baptiste.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
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