Jean Louis Debilly
Jean Louis Debilly | |
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Bust at the Galerie des Batailles, Palace of Versailles | |
| Born | 30 July 1763 Dreux, Eure-et-Loir, France |
| Died | 14 October 1806 (aged 43) Auerstedt, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Allegiance | |
| Branch | Artillery and Infantry |
| Years of service | 1793–1806 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Battles / wars | French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars |
| Awards | Officer's Grand Cross, Legion of Honor |
| Other work | mathematics professor |
Jean Louis Debilly (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ lwi dəbili]), General of Brigade in the Grande Armée, was born 30 July 1763 in Dreux, Eure-et-Loir, France, and died 14 October 1806, in the French victory over the Kingdom of Prussia at the Battle of Jena–Auerstedt. On 14 June 1804, he was awarded the Commanders Cross of the Legion of Honor.