Jean-Andoche Junot

Jean-Andoche Junot
Portrait by Andrea Appiani, c. 1797
Military Governor of Paris
In office
1803 – 1804
MonarchNapoleon I
Preceded byÉdouard Mortier
Succeeded byJoachim Murat
In office
1806 – 1807
Preceded byJoachim Murat
Succeeded byPierre-Augustin Hulin
Personal details
Born(1771-09-25)25 September 1771
Bussy-le-Grand, Burgundy, Kingdom of France
Died29 July 1813(1813-07-29) (aged 41)
Montbard, Côte-d'Or, French Empire
NicknameLa Tempête (“The Tempest”)
Military service
Allegiance Kingdom of France
 First French Republic
 First French Empire
Branch/serviceArmy
Years of service1791–1813
RankGeneral of division
CommandsArmy of Portugal
III Corps
VIII Corps
Battles/warsFrench Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars

Jean-Andoche Junot, Duke of Abrantes (25 September 1771 – 29 July 1813) was a French military officer who served in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He is best known for leading the French invasion of Portugal in 1807.


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