Jean-Baptiste Jeanin
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Jean-Baptiste Jeanin | |
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 drawing after a portrait by his father-in-law, Jacques-Louis David | |
| Born | 22 January 1769 |
| Died | 2 May 1830 (aged 61) |
Jean-Baptiste Jeanin (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist ʒanɛ̃]; 22 January 1771 in Val-d'Épy – 2 May 1830) was a French military commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars, and a brigadier general during the Peninsular War. During the Hundred Days, he commanded the 20th Infantry Division at Ligny and Waterloo.
