Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr

Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr
Marquis of Gouvion-Saint-Cyr
Portrait by Horace Vernet, 1821
Minister of War
In office
7 July 1815 – 26 September 1815
Preceded byLouis-Nicolas Davout
Succeeded byHenri Jacques Guillaume Clarke
In office
12 September 1817 – 19 November 1819
Preceded byHenri Jacques Guillaume Clarke
Succeeded byVictor de Fay de La Tour-Maubourg
Minister of the Navy and the Colonies
In office
23 June 1817 – 12 September 1817
Preceded byFrançois Joseph de Gratet, Vicomte de Dubouchage
Succeeded byLouis-Mathieu Molé
Personal details
Born(1764-04-13)13 April 1764
Toul, Three Bishoprics, Kingdom of France
Died17 March 1830(1830-03-17) (aged 65)
Hyères, Var, Kingdom of France
AwardsGrand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Military service
Allegiance Kingdom of the French
 French First Republic
 First French Empire
Bourbon Restoration in France Kingdom of France
Branch/serviceFrench Royal Army
French Revolutionary Army
French Imperial Army
French Royal Army
Years of service1792–1814
1815–1819
RankMarshal of the Empire
Battles/wars
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Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, 1st Marquis of Gouvion-Saint-Cyr (French pronunciation: [loʁɑ̃ 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.