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Étienne-Maurice, comte Gérard (* 4. April 1773 in Damvillers; † 17. April 1852 in Paris) war ein französischer General und Staatsmann, Pair und Marschall von Frankreich .
Étienne Maurice, comte Gérard [N 1] est un maréchal de France et homme d'État, né le 4 avril 1773 à Damvillers en Lorraine et mort le 17 avril 1852 à Paris.
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Étienne Maurice Gérard, 1st Comte Gérard (4 April 1773 – 17 April 1852) was a distinguished French general and statesman. He served under a succession of French governments including the ancien regime monarchy, the Revolutionary governments, the Restorations, the July Monarchy , the First and Second Republics , and the First ...
Commandant de la Légion d'honneur le 27 juillet 1806. Il fait la campagne de Prusse et se distingue à Halle (17 oct. 1806), à Strelitz (31 oct.), où il est vainqueur, à Lübeck (6 nov.). Remarqué pour son intrépidité, son énergie et son sang-froid, il est promu général de brigade le 13 novembre 1806.
One of David’s first portrait commissions in Brussels came from General Étienne-Maurice Gérard, a high-ranking commander in Napoleon’s army. After the defeat of the Grande Armée at the hands of the British and Prussians, Gérard settled temporarily in Belgium.
Étienne Maurice Gérard (ātyĕn´ môrēs´ zhārär´), 1773–1852, French army officer. He fought with distinction in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and in the Waterloo campaign he served with gallantry at Ligny.
One of his first portraits in Brussels was of Etienne-Maurice Gerard, a retired General in the French army. General Gerard had led a life as politically shifting as David himself, serving the monarchy, the revolutionary republics, and Napoleon. Valued by each government as a brave and skilled leader, he won distinction in dozens of conflicts ...
