Birth of Marechal Joachim Murat1767
Birth of Marechal Joachim Murat, 12th child of an innkeeper
Historical person
Marechal Joachim Murat Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Marechal Joachim Murat, based on 47 World History Database records associated with France.
47 records1767–181540 events24 places
Chronological biography
1767
1787
Trooper-Murat1787
Appointed Trooper with the cavalry to escape creditors
1796
General10 May 1796
Appointed General de Brigade
1797
Battle of TagliamentoMarch 1797
Commands a cavalry brigade under General Ney
1799
Commander of Consulay Guard1799
Appointed Commander of the Consular Guard
Coup1799
Assists Napoleon's takeover of power
Battle of Aboukir Bay25 July 1799
Opens the attack by leading a cavalry charge. Appointed General de Division during the 2nd Battle of Aboukir Bay. Accepts the surrender of the Turkish leader Mustapha Pasha
General25 July 1799
Appointed General de Division during the 2nd Battle of Aboukir Bay
General25 July 1799
Appointed General de Division during the 2nd Battle of Aboukir Bay
1800
Armistice1800
Signs an armistice with the King of Naples
Battle of Marengo1800
Commands the Cavalry of the Army of the Reserve
Capture of Papal States1800
Captures the Papal States after the Battle of Marengo
Capture of Tuscany1800
Captures Tuscany after the Battle of Marengo
Marriage1800
Marries Napoleon's sister Caroline Bonaparte
1804
Governor1804
Appointed Governor of Paris
Trial1804
Arranges the court-martial of the duc dEnghei
Marshal19 May 1804
Appointed Marshal of France
Marshal19 May 1804
Appointed Marshal of France
1805
Grand Admiral1805
Appointed Grand Admiral
Grand Admiral1805
Appointed Grand Admiral
Marshal1805
Appointednce & High Admiral
Marshal1805
Appointed Prince
Battle of Austerlitz2 December 1805
Commands the cavalry at the Battle of Austerlitz
1806
Capture of Konigsberg16 June 1806
Konigsberg surrenders to Murat
Siege of Konigsberg16 June 1806
Konigsberg surrenders to Murat
Capture of ErfurtOctober 1806
Captures Erfurt after the Battle of Jena
Capture of PrentzlauOctober 1806
Captures Prentzlau after the Battle of Jena
Battle of Jena14 October 1806
Heads the pursuit of the Prussians
Capture of WarsawNovember 1806
Captures Warsaw in pursuit of the Russians
Result of Surrender of Blücher at LübeckNovember 1806
Blücher's force is removed from active operations after capitulating at Lübeck.
Surrender of Blücher at LübeckNovember 1806
Forces Blucher to surrender at Lubeck
Battle of Golymin26 December 1806
Indecisive Battle in pursuit of the Russians
1807
Battle of Eylau8 February 1807
Murat saves the day at Eylau & checks the Russian advance. Helps Napoleon defeat Russian forces under Bennigsen with 18,000 cavalry
Peerage15 March 1807
Created Grand Duke of Berg & Cleves
Peerage15 March 1807
Created Grand Duke of Berg & Cleves
Battle of Heilsberg10 June 1807
Helps the French to an indecisive victory over the Russians
1808
Lieutenant1808
Appointed Emperors Lieutenant in Spain
Reballion of Rebels in Madrid2 May 1808
Suppresses the rebellion in Madrid
1812
Battle of Ostrovno25 July 1812
Murat fights at the Battle of Ostrovno
Battle of Smolensk17 August 1812
Murat fights at the Battle of Smolensk
Battle of Borodino7 September 1812
Murat fights at the Battle of Borodino
Siege of Moscow14 September 1812
Murat enters Moscow
1814
Peace11 January 1814
Murat signs peace with the Allies
1815
Death of Marechal Joachim Murat1815
Court-martialled & executed
Execution1815
Court-martialled & executed
Arrest of Marechal Joachim Murat2 May 1815
Captured at the Battle of Tolentino
Battle of Tolentino2 May 1815
Defeated by the Austrian Army while trying to capture the Italian throne. Captured at the Battle of Tolentino & executed
Titles and roles
Commander of Cavalry · Commander of Consulay Guard · General · Governor of Paris · Grand Admiral · Lieutenant · Marshal · Trooper
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.