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Jean-Baptiste Kléber

1753 - 1800

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Jean-Baptiste Kléber (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist klebɛʁ]; 9 March 1753 – 14 June 1800) was a French army officer and architect who served in the War of the Bavarian Succession and French Revolutionary Wars. After serving for one year in the French Royal Army, he joined the Imperial Army of the Holy Roman Emperor seven years later. However, his humble birth hindered his opportunities. Eventually, Kléber joined the French Revolutionary Army in 1792 and quickly rose through the ranks. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-Baptiste Kléber is the 214th most popular military personnel (down from 191st in 2019), the 673rd most popular biography from France (down from 600th in 2019) and the 24th most popular French Military Personnel.

Jean-Baptiste Kléber is most famous for his military leadership in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was a general in the French Revolutionary Army who commanded the French forces in several battles. He was killed in action during the Battle of the Pyramids in Egypt.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Jean-Baptiste Kléber ranks 214 out of 2,058. Before him are Alexandre de Beauharnais, Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine, William Halsey Jr., Gotthard Heinrici, Auguste de Marmont, and Kurt Meyer. After him are Andrey Vlasov, Josip Jelačić, Yūsuf Balasaguni, Friedrich Olbricht, Wilhelm List, and Yue Fei.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1753, Jean-Baptiste Kléber ranks 5. Before him are Lazare Carnot, Phillis Wheatley, Louis-Alexandre Berthier, and Joseph de Maistre. After him are Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Benjamin Thompson, Marie Joséphine of Savoy, Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon, Duchess of Orléans, Utamaro, Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, and Franz Karl Achard. Among people deceased in 1800, Jean-Baptiste Kléber ranks 3. Before him are Jeongjo of Joseon, and Alexander Suvorov. After him are Niccolò Piccinni, Louis Desaix, Adélaïde of France, Peter von Biron, George XII of Georgia, Salawat Yulayev, Salomon Maimon, Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and Lorenzo Mascheroni.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean-Baptiste Kléber ranks 673 out of 6,770. Before him are François-André Danican Philidor (1726), Anne of Foix-Candale (1484), André the Giant (1946), Maurice Utrillo (1883), Auguste de Marmont (1774), and William IX, Duke of Aquitaine (1071). After him are Michel Eugène Chevreul (1786), Frontinus (30), Alfred Jarry (1873), Eugène Boudin (1824), Chlodomer (495), and Lucien Febvre (1878).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In France

Among military personnels born in France, Jean-Baptiste Kléber ranks 24. Before him are Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse (1045), Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount of Turenne (1611), Jacques MacDonald (1765), Syagrius (430), Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine (1712), and Auguste de Marmont (1774). After him are Maurice Gamelin (1872), Pierre Augereau (1757), Jean-Baptiste Bessières (1768), Emmanuel de Grouchy, marquis de Grouchy (1766), Bertrand du Guesclin (1320), and Louis-Gabriel Suchet (1770).

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