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4 unusual facts about Jean Boudet


Jean Boudet

In 1807 he was in Germany and took part in the siege of Colbert under the command of Murat and, after the Treaties of Tilsit, captured Stralsund.

In return for Boudet's services, Napoléon made him a comte d'Empire in 1808 and gave him land with a revenue of 30,000 francs in Swedish Pomerania.

General Boudet assisted in the captured of Vienna then distinguished himself in the fierce defence of the village of Essling (21–22 May 1809), turning a granary into an impregnable bunker.

Samuel-François Lhéritier

With his second promotion came a new General Staff position, this time with General Jean Boudet's command.



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