Marcellin Marbot

Marcellin Marbot
Marcellin Marbot
	Marbot as a colonel commander of the 7th Hussar Regiment in 1815
Birth name	Jean-Baptiste Antoine Marcelin Marbot
Nickname(s)	Marbot the Younger
Born	18 August 1782; Altillac, France
Died	16 November 1854 (aged 72); Paris, France
Buried	Père Lachaise Cemetery
Allegiance	French Republic ; French Empire ; Kingdom of France ; Kingdom of France ; French Republic
Years of service	1799–1848
Rank	Lieutenant-Général ; (Divisional general)
Battles / wars	Napoleonic Wars Battle of Marengo; Battle of Austerlitz; Battle of Eylau; Battle of Friedland; Siege of Zaragoza; Battle of Essling; Battle of Wagram; Battle of Leipzig; Battle of Waterloo; ; Siege of Antwerp; French conquest of Algeria;
Awards	Order of the Legion of Honour ; (Grand Officer) ; Order of Saint Louis ; (Knight) ; Order of Leopold ; (Commander) ; Order of the Oak Crown ; (Grand Cross)
Relations	Jean-Antoine Marbot, Divisional general ; (Father) ; Antoine Adolphe Marcelin Marbot, Maréchal de camp ; (Brother) ; François Certain de Canrobert, Marshal of France ; (Cousin)
Other work	Member of the Chamber of Peers

Jean-Baptiste Antoine Marcelin Marbot (/mɑːrˈboʊ/ mar-BOH, French: [ʒɑ̃ batist ɑ̃twan maʁsəlɛ̃ maʁbo]; 18 August 1782 – 16 November 1854), known as Marcellin Marbot, was a French general, famous for his memoirs depicting the Napoleonic age of warfare. He belongs to a family that has distinguished itself particularly in the career of arms, giving three generals to France in less than 50 years. His elder brother, Adolphe Marbot, was also a general.