Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon

Jean-Baptiste Drouet
Portrait by Charles-Philippe Larivière, 1843
Born(1765-07-29)29 July 1765
Reims
Died25 January 1844(1844-01-25) (aged 78)
Paris
Allegiance Kingdom of France (1782–1787)
 First French Republic
 First French Empire
 Bourbon Restoration
 First French Empire
 Bourbon Restoration
 July Monarchy
Service / branchFrench army
Years of service1782–1843
RankMarshal of France
Battles / wars
AwardsOfficer of the Legion of Honour

Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist dʁuɛ]; 29 July 1765 – 25 January 1844) was a Marshal of France and a soldier in the Grande Armée during the Napoleonic Wars. He notably commanded the I Corps of the Army of the North at the Battle of Waterloo.