Pierre Cambronne
Pierre Jacques Étienne Cambronne Viscount Cambronne | |
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Portrait of Cambronne, 1815 | |
| Born | 26 December 1770 Nantes, France |
| Died | 29 January 1842 (aged 71) Nantes, France |
| Allegiance | French First Republic First French Empire Kingdom of France |
| Branch | French Army |
| Years of service | 1792–1823 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Battles / wars | French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars |
| Awards | Officer of the Legion of Honour |
Pierre Jacques Étienne, 1st Viscount Cambronne (26 December 1770 – 29 January 1842), was a general of the First French Empire. A main strategist of the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars, he was wounded at the Battle of Waterloo.