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Pierre-Charles-Jean-Baptiste-Silvestre de Villeneuve: Quick Facts

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Born December 31, 1763 • France
Died April 22, 1806 (aged 42) • Rennes • France
Role In Battle of Trafalgar • Napoleonic Wars
Jacques-Louis David: The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries
Napoleon I
emperor of France
Full-length portrait of Cardinal Richelieu by Philippe de Champaigne, showing him in red clerical robes holding a red book, standing beside a balustrade with a draped curtain behind.
Cardinal Richelieu
French cardinal and statesman
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
French statesman
Fredric Westin: portrait of Charles XIV John
Charles XIV John
king of Sweden and Norway
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Francis Garnier
French naval officer
Lithograph portrait of Joachim Murat in an elaborate military uniform with epaulettes and medals, facing forward with a neutral expression.
Joachim Murat
king of Naples
Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
French general [1762–1806]
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Marie-Jules Dupré
French naval officer
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Louis-Adolphe Bonard
French admiral
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Dominique-René Vandamme, count of Unebourg
French general
Henri, baron de Jomini
Henri, baron de Jomini
French general and historian
Louis-Nicolas Davout, duc d'Auerstedt
Louis-Nicolas Davout, duke of Auerstedt
French general
Jacques Macdonald, duc de Tarente.
Jacques Macdonald, duke de Tarente
French general
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François-Joseph Lefebvre, duke de Dantzig
French general
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Claude Victor-Perrin, duke de Bellune
French general
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Jean Ribaut
French naval officer
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Armand, marquis de Caulaincourt
French general
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Nicolas-Jean de Dieu Soult, duke de Dalmatie
French military leader
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Charles Rigault de Genouilly
French admiral
Louis-Alexandre Berthier
Louis-Alexandre Berthier, prince de Wagram
marshal of France