Jacques Gervais, baron Subervie (September 1, 1776 - 1856) French general and politician. September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... This article is about the year 1776. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Subervie served as a French commander during the Napoleonic Wars, during which he mainly commanded cavalry troops. He commanded the 10th Chasseur Regiment in the Battle of Talavera de la Reina in 1809. Subervie was made a général de brigade in 1811 and a général de division in early April 1814, a promotion which was annulled a couple of days later. During the Hundred Days, Subervie was given the 5th cavalry division (1,487 men and 6 guns) in the I Cavalry Corps of General Pajol with which he served in the Battle of Ligny. Detached from his parent corps, Subervie's division accompagnied the Army of the North and Napoléon to Waterloo. At Waterloo, after the emperor noted that the Prussians were marching to aid Wellington, he was send together with Lobau's VI Infantry Corps to hold the French right flank while the emperor faced Wellington. In this capacity he was involved in fighting the Prussians around Plancenoit. Combatants Allies: • United Kingdom, • Prussia, • Austria, • Russia France Casualties Full list Full list The Napoleonic Wars were a series of wars fought during Napoleon Bonapartes rule over France. ... Combatants Spain Britain France Commanders Duke of Wellington Gregorio de la Cuesta Baron Sebastiani Joseph Bonaparte Strength 20,000 British 33,000 Spanish 50,000 Casualties 6,500 dead or wounded 7,390 dead or wounded The Battle of Talavera was a battle of the Peninsular War. ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Joyce Rollins is a lesbian. ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Hundred Days (French Cent-Jours) or the Waterloo Campaign commonly names the period between 20 March 1815, the date on which Napoleon Bonaparte arrived in Paris after his return from Elba, and 28 June 1815, the date of the restoration of King Louis XVIII. The phrase Cent jours was... The Battle of Ligny, fought June 16, 1815, was a French victory under Napoleon against the Prussian army under Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher in the Napoleonic Wars. ... Bonaparte as general, by Antoine-Jean Gros. ... Combatants France Anglo-Allied/Prussian/ Dutch Commanders Napoléon Bonaparte Duke of Wellington Gebhard von Blücher Strength 73,000 67,000 Anglo-Dutch 60,000 Prussian (48,000 engaged by about 18:00) Casualties 25,000 22,000 {{{notes}}} Map of the Waterloo campaign The Battle of Waterloo, fought... Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (c. ... Georges Mouton, count of Lobau (February 21, 1770 - November 21, 1838) was a Marshal of France born in Pfalzburg, Lorraine who enlisted in the French army in 1792. ...

Subervie served as Inspector-General of cavalry in 1840. He served as the Provisional Government of the French Republic's Minister of War from February 25, 1848 to March 20, 1848. 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Subervie was a Grand Officier of the Légion d'Honneur and held the title of Baron d’Empire.