Guillaume Philibert Duhesme

General of Division

Guillaume Philibert Duhesme

Count of the Empire, Peer of France
General of Division; Guillaume Philibert Duhesme; Count of the Empire, Peer of France
	General Duhesme at the Battle of Diersheim, by Charles Thévenin
Nickname(s)	Le Général Baïonnette
Born	7 July 1766; Mercurey, France
Died	20 June 1815; Waterloo, Belgium
Cause of death	Death in combat
Buried	Duhesme Mausoleum
Allegiance	Kingdom of France; Kingdom of the French; French First Republic; First French Empire;
Branch	French Army
Service years	1791–1815
Wars	War of the First Coalition; War of the Second Coalition; War of the Third Coalition; War of the Fourth Coalition; Peninsular War; War of the Sixth Coalition; Hundred Days;
Awards	Legion of Honour; Order of Saint Louis; Order of the Iron Crown;
Signature

Guillaume Philibert, 1st Count Duhesme, (French pronunciation: [ɡijom filibɛʁ dyɛm]) born on the 7th July 1766 in Mercurey (formerly Bourgneuf), Burgundy, killed on the 20th June 1815 near Waterloo, was a French general, politician and writer during the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars. He was a commander of the Imperial Guard, Governor of Catalonia and a Peer of France. Napoleon wrote that "he was a fearless soldier, covered with wounds and of the greatest bravery, an accomplished general, who always stood firm in good and bad fortune". Duhesme is widely regarded as one of the greatest infantry generals of the Napoleonic Wars.