Henri Jacques Guillaume Clarke
French politician, diplomat and officer (1765–1818) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"General Clarke" redirects here. For similarly named generals, see General Clark (disambiguation).
Henri-Jacques-Guillaume Clarke, 1st comte d'Hunebourg, 1st duc de Feltre (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi ʒak ɡijom klaʁk]; 17 October 1765 – 28 October 1818), was a French military officer, diplomat, and politician of Irish origin who served as Minister of War of the First French Empire from 1807 to 1814. He was made a Marshal of France in 1816.
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Marshal of France Henri Jacques Guillaume Clarke Comte d'Hunebourg, Duc de Feltre | |
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 Portrait by Guillaume Descamps, 1817 | |
| Minister of War | |
| In office 19 August 1807 – 1 April 1814 | |
| Preceded by | Louis-Alexandre Berthier |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Dupont de l'Étang |
| In office 11 March 1815 – 20 March 1815 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-de-Dieu Soult |
| Succeeded by | Louis-Nicolas Davout |
| In office 26 September 1815 – 12 September 1817 | |
| Preceded by | Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr |
| Succeeded by | Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1765-08-17)17 August 1765 Landrecies, Hainaut, France |
| Died | 28 August 1818(1818-08-28) (aged 53) Neuviller-la-Roche, Bas-Rhin, France |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of France Kingdom of France First French Republic First French Empire Bourbon Restoration |
| Branch/service | Army |
| Years of service | 1782–1816 |
| Rank | Marshal of France |
| Battles/wars | French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars |
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