Jean-Martin Petit

Jean-Martin Petit (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ maʁtɛ̃ pəti]; 22 July 1772 in Paris – 8 June 1856 in Paris) was a French General during the Napoleonic Wars.[1]

At the time of Napoleon's exile to Elba in 1814, Petit was the commander of the elite Old Guard (France)[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Mullié 1852, p. 440.
  2. ^ Napoleon, Andrew Roberts, p764.

References

  • Mullié, Charles (1852), "Jean Martin Petit" , Biographie des célébrités militaires des armées de terre et de mer de 1789 à 1850
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