Jean Louis Ebénézer Reynier | |
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 Engraved portrait of Reynier (1800), after a drawing by Jean-Urbain Guérin | |
| Born | 14 January 1771 Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Died | 27 February 1814 (aged 43) Paris, France |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  French First Republic First French Empire |
| Service | Army |
| Years of service | 1792–1814 |
| Rank | General of Division |
| Battles / wars | French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars |
| Awards | Grand Officer of the Légion d'honneur Grand Cordon of the Order of the Reunion Grand Dignitary of the Royal Order of the Two-Sicilies Grand Cross of the Military Order of St. Henry[1] |
Jean Louis Ébénézer Reynier (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ lwi ebeneze ʁɛnje]; 14 January 1771 – 27 February 1814) was a Swiss-French military officer who served in the French Army under the First Republic and the First Empire.[2] He rose in rank to become a general during the French Revolutionary Wars and led a division under Napoleon Bonaparte in the French campaign in Egypt and Syria. During the Napoleonic Wars, he continued to hold important combat commands, eventually leading an army corps during the Peninsular War in 1810–1811 and during the War of the Sixth Coalition in 1812–1813.
- ^ "Notice sur le Général Reynier". Journal de l'Empire (in French). Paris. 16 March 1814.
- ^ Czouz-Tornare, Alain-Jacques. "Reynier, Jean Louis Ebénezer". Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (in French). Retrieved 17 April 2021.