Rémy Joseph Isidore Exelmans


Rémy Joseph Isidore Exelmans

Maréchal Exelmans, by Charles-Philippe Larivière, c.1852
Born(1775-11-13)13 November 1775
Bar-le-Duc, France
Died22 June 1852(1852-06-22) (aged 76)
Sèvres, France
Allegiance
BranchFrench Army
Years of service1791–1852
RankMaréchal de France
CommandsII Cavalry Corps
Wars
AwardsLegion of Honour (Grand Croix)

Marshal Rémy Joseph Isidore Exelmans, 1st Comte Exelmans (French pronunciation: [ʁemi ʒozɛf izidɔʁ ɛɡzɛlmɑ̃], 13 November 1775 22 June 1852) was a distinguished French soldier of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, as well as a political figure of the following period.

His name is inscribed on the southern pillar of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.