Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr Marquis of Gouvion-Saint-Cyr | |
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 Portrait by Horace Vernet, 1821 | |
| Minister of War | |
| In office 7 July 1815 – 26 September 1815 | |
| Preceded by | Louis-Nicolas Davout |
| Succeeded by | Henri Jacques Guillaume Clarke |
| In office 12 September 1817 – 19 November 1819 | |
| Preceded by | Henri Jacques Guillaume Clarke |
| Succeeded by | Victor de Fay de La Tour-Maubourg |
| Minister of the Navy and the Colonies | |
| In office 23 June 1817 – 12 September 1817 | |
| Preceded by | François Joseph de Gratet, Vicomte de Dubouchage |
| Succeeded by | Louis-Mathieu Molé |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 April 1764 Toul, Three Bishoprics, Kingdom of France |
| Died | 17 March 1830 (aged 65) Hyères, Var, Kingdom of France |
| Awards | Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of the French French First Republic First French Empire Kingdom of France |
| Branch/service | French Royal Army French Revolutionary Army French Imperial Army French Royal Army |
| Years of service | 1792–1814 1815–1819 |
| Rank | Marshal of the Empire |
| Battles/wars | |
Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, 1st Marquis of Gouvion-Saint-Cyr (French pronunciation: [loʁɑ̃ də ɡuvjɔ̃ sɛ̃ siʁ]; 13 April 1764 – 17 March 1830) was a French military commander in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars who rose to the rank of Marshal of the Empire. He is regarded as Napoleon's finest commander in defensive warfare.