Jean-Baptiste Bessières

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Division
gptkb:French_Army
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:First_French_Empire
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:First_French_Empire
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Napoleonic_Wars
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Legion_of_Honour
gptkb:Grand_Officer_of_the_Legion_of_Honor
gptkb:Order_of_Saint_Louis
gptkbp:birth_date August 6, 1768
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Cahors,_France
gptkb:Montégut,_France
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Père_Lachaise_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Bessières,_2nd_Duke_of_Istria
gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Bessières,_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Imperial_Guard
gptkb:Cavalry
Imperial Guard Cavalry
gptkbp:contribution Cavalry tactics development
gptkbp:death_date May 1, 1813
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Bautzen,_Germany
gptkbp:descendant Bessières family
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_School_of_Paris
gptkbp:fought_against gptkb:Coalition_Forces
gptkb:French_Empire
gptkbp:historical_role gptkb:military_leadership
gptkbp:historical_significance Key figure in Napoleonic military campaigns
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jean-Baptiste Bessières
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Napoleonic_Wars
gptkbp:influence_on French military strategy
Cavalry tactics in Europe
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Napoleon_Bonaparte
gptkbp:involved_in gptkb:Battle_of_Namur
gptkb:Battle_of_Craonne
gptkb:Battle_of_Eylau
gptkb:Battle_of_Krasnoi
gptkb:Battle_of_La_Rothière
gptkb:Battle_of_Ligny
gptkb:Battle_of_Paris
gptkb:Battle_of_Quatre_Bras
gptkb:Battle_of_Vitebsk
gptkb:Battle_of_Waterloo
gptkb:Battle_of_Wavre
gptkb:War_of_the_Seventh_Coalition
gptkb:War_of_the_Sixth_Coalition
gptkb:Battle_of_Smolensk
gptkb:French_Revolutionary_Wars
gptkb:Battle_of_Montmirail
gptkb:Battle_of_Friedland
gptkb:Battle_of_Berezina
gptkb:Peninsular_War
Russian Campaign
gptkbp:known_for Service under Napoleon Bonaparte
Close associate of Napoleon Bonaparte
gptkbp:legacy Bessières' leadership in cavalry tactics
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:French_Army
gptkbp:military_conflict gptkb:Napoleonic_Wars
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:French
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Brave
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Austerlitz
gptkb:Battle_of_Champaubert
gptkb:Battle_of_Craonne
gptkb:Battle_of_Eylau
gptkb:Battle_of_Jena-Auerstedt
gptkb:Battle_of_Krasnoi
gptkb:Battle_of_La_Rothière
gptkb:Battle_of_Leipzig
gptkb:Battle_of_Paris
gptkb:Battle_of_Vitebsk
gptkb:Battle_of_Waterloo
gptkb:Battle_of_Borodino
gptkb:Battle_of_Smolensk
gptkb:Battle_of_Montmirail
gptkb:Battle_of_Friedland
gptkb:Battle_of_Berezina
gptkbp:notable_command gptkb:Imperial_Guard
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Battle_of_Austerlitz
gptkb:Battle_of_Jena-Auerstedt
gptkb:Battle_of_Leipzig
gptkb:Battle_of_Waterloo
gptkb:Battle_of_Borodino
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Louis-Antoine_de_Bougainville
gptkb:Jean-Antoine_Sérurier
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Marshal_of_France
gptkb:Division
gptkbp:reputation Skilled cavalry commander
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Napoleon_Bonaparte
gptkbp:service_years 1792–1813
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marie-Louise_de_Bessières
gptkb:Marie-Louise_Bessières
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Jean-de-Dieu_Soult
gptkb:Jean-Antoine_Sérurier
gptkbp:title gptkb:Duke_of_Istria
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_Military_School_of_La_Flèche
gptkb:French_Imperial_Guard
gptkb:Marshal_Jourdan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6