Étienne Macdonald

Marshal of the Empire

Étienne Macdonald

duc de Tarente
Marshal of the Empire; Étienne Macdonald; duc de Tarente
	Portrait by Antoine-Jean Gros
Birth name	Étienne Jacques-Joseph-Alexandre Macdonald
Born	17 November 1765; Sedan, France
Died	25 September 1840 (aged 74); Beaulieu-sur-Loire, France
Allegiance	Kingdom of France; Kingdom of the French; French First Republic; First French Empire; Bourbon Restoration; July Monarchy
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1785–1830
Rank	Marshal of the Empire
Battles/wars	French Revolutionary Wars War of the First Coalition Battle of Jemappes; ; War of the Second Coalition Battle of Civita Castellana; Battle of Modena (1799); Battle of Trebbia (1799); ; Napoleonic Wars War of the Fifth Coalition Battle of Wagram; ; Peninsular War Battle of El Pla; Siege of Figueras (1811); Battle of Cervera (1811); ; French invasion of Russia Siege of Riga (1812); ; War of the Sixth Coalition Battle of Lützen (1813); Battle of Bautzen (1813); Battle of the Katzbach; Battle of Leipzig; ; 1814 campaign in north-east France Battle of Laubressel; ;
Awards	Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Other work	Chancellor of the Legion of Honour
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Étienne Jacques-Joseph-Alexandre Macdonald, 1st duc de Tarente (17 November 1765 – 25 September 1840), was a Marshal of the Empire and military leader during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

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