Jean Victor Marie Moreau
Jean Victor Marie Moreau | |
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Portrait by François Gérard, c. 1797 | |
| Born | 14 February 1763 Morlaix, Kingdom of France |
| Died | 2 September 1813 (aged 50) Louny, Austrian Empire |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of the French First French Republic Russian Empire |
| Rank | Général de Division Marshal of France (posthumous) |
| Commands | Army of Italy Army of the Rhine and Moselle |
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| Alma mater | University of Rennes |
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Jean Victor Marie Moreau (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ viktɔʁ maʁi mɔʁo], 14 February 1763 – 2 September 1813) was a French general who helped Napoleon Bonaparte rise to power, but later became his chief military and political rival and was banished to the United States. He is among the foremost French generals in military history.