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Pierre Augereau

1757 - 1816

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Charles Pierre François Augereau, duc de Castiglione (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl pjɛʁ oʒʁo]; 21 October 1757 – 12 June 1816) was a French military commander and a Marshal of the Empire who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. After serving in the Revolutionary Wars, he earned rapid promotion while fighting against Spain and soon found himself as a division commander under Napoleon Bonaparte in Italy. He fought in all of Bonaparte's battles of 1796 with great distinction. During the Napoleonic Wars, Napoleon entrusted Augereau with important commands. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre Augereau is the 226th most popular military personnel (up from 409th in 2019), the 703rd most popular biography from France (up from 1,127th in 2019) and the 26th most popular French Military Personnel.

Pierre Augereau was a French general who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He is most famous for his role in the Battle of Marengo, where he commanded the right wing of Napoleon's army.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Pierre Augereau ranks 226 out of 2,058Before him are Yue Fei, Parmenion, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Rudolf Abel, Maurice Gamelin, and Aleksei Brusilov. After him are Władysław Sikorski, Lavr Kornilov, Alfred von Tirpitz, Sun Ce, Jean-Baptiste Bessières, and Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1757, Pierre Augereau ranks 6Before him are Charles X of France, Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, William Blake, Antonio Canova, and Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth. After him are Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, Robert Smith, Jacques Hébert, Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf, Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, and Rigas Feraios. Among people deceased in 1816, Pierre Augereau ranks 3Before him are Maria I of Portugal, and Giovanni Paisiello. After him are Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este, Friedrich Karl Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, Frederick I of Württemberg, Francisco de Miranda, Johann Hieronymus Schröter, Gavrila Derzhavin, Adam Ferguson, Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and Roger Ducos.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pierre Augereau ranks 703 out of 6,770Before him are Jérôme Lalande (1732), Henry II, Count of Champagne (1166), Maurice Gamelin (1872), Gérard de Nerval (1808), Charles-François Daubigny (1817), and Suzanne Lenglen (1899). After him are Georges Perec (1936), Clotilde (475), Elisa Bonaparte (1777), Antoine François Prévost (1697), Nicole Oresme (1323), and Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (1651).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In France

Among military personnels born in France, Pierre Augereau ranks 26Before him are Jacques MacDonald (1765), Syagrius (430), Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine (1712), Auguste de Marmont (1774), Jean-Baptiste Kléber (1753), and Maurice Gamelin (1872). After him are Jean-Baptiste Bessières (1768), Emmanuel de Grouchy, marquis de Grouchy (1766), Bertrand du Guesclin (1320), Louis-Gabriel Suchet (1770), Robert Nivelle (1856), and Jean Victor Marie Moreau (1763).