Jean-Mathieu-Philibert, comte Sérurier led a division in the War of the First Coalition and became a Marshal of the Empire under Emperor Napoleon. He was born into the minor nobility and in 1755 joine
Portrait by Jean-Louis Laneuville
Sérurier in 1792
Colle delle Finestre
Barthélemy Scherer
Siege of Mantua (1796–1797)
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The siege of Mantua lasted from 4 June 1796 to 2 February 1797 with a short break where French forces under the overall command of Napoleon Bonaparte besieged and blockaded a large Austrian garrison a
Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier
…in Napoleon Bonaparte's Italian campaign of 1796, except during bouts of illness. He especially distinguished himself at the Battle of Mondovì and the Siege of Mantua. In 1799, he again fought in Italy during the War of the Second Coalition at Verona, Magnano and Cassano, being captured in the latter action. After…
Surrender of Mantua, February 2, 1797: General Wurmser surrenders to General Sérurier Hippolyte Lecomte, 1812
Battle of Castiglione, 5 August 1796
Battle of Bassano, 8 September 1796
La Favorita Palace was the scene of several actions