Jean Baptiste Eblé
Jean Baptiste Eblé | |
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General Jean Baptiste Eblé, portrait by Jean-Baptiste Paulin Guérin | |
| Born | 21 December 1758 Saint-Jean-Rohrbach, Moselle |
| Died | 31 December 1812 (aged 54) Königsberg, East Prussia |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of France Kingdom of France (1791–92) French First Republic First French Empire |
| Rank | Général |
| Unit | Grande Armée |
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Jean Baptiste Eblé (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist ɛble]; 21 December 1758 – 31 December 1812) was a French General, Engineer and Artilleryman during the Napoleonic Wars. He is credited with saving Napoleon's Grand Army from complete destruction in 1812.