Louis Gabriel Suchet duc d’Albuféra | |
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Born | 2 March 1770 Lyon, France |
Died | 3 January 1826 Marseille, France | (aged 55)
Allegiance | Kingdom of France French First Republic First French Empire Bourbon Restoration (1814–1815) |
Service | Army |
Years of service | 1792–1815 |
Rank | Marshal of the Empire |
Battles / wars | |
Awards | Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour |
Louis-Gabriel Suchet, duc d'Albuféra (French pronunciation: [lwi ɡabʁijɛl syʃɛ]; 2 March 1770 – 3 January 1826), was a French Marshal of the Empire and one of the most successful commanders of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He is regarded as one of the greatest generals of the Napoleonic Wars.