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#OTD 10 May 1770 Louis-Nicolas Davout was born. He became Marshal of the Empire under Napoleon. His talent & disciplinarianism earned him the nickname "The Iron Marshal". He is ranked along with Marshals André Masséna and Jean Lannes as one of Napoleon's finest commanders.
24 de abr. de 2024 · The Battle of Eckmühl was the turning point of the War of the Fifth Coalition. Thanks to the dogged defense waged by the III Corps, commanded by Marshal Davout, and the Bavarian VII Corps, commanded by Marshal Lefebvre, Napoleon was able to defeat the principal Austrian army and wrest the strategic initiative for the remainder of ...
Há 3 dias · On 1 May 1799, General Davout's forces killed at least 2,000 fellahin at Beni Adi near Asyut. However, as they were pursuing Murad Bey into Upper Egypt, the French discovered the monuments at Dendera , Thebes , Edfu and Philae .
28 de abr. de 2024 · Bagration, against whom Jérôme was making a lengthy march from the south, avoided Louis-Nicolas Davout’s attempt to cut his line of retreat by a thrust through Minsk with two divisions and was able to cross the Dnieper (July 25).
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Há 18 horas · The French invasion of Russia, also known as the Russian campaign ( French: Campagne de Russie) and in Russia as the Patriotic War of 1812 ( Russian: Оте́чественная война́ 1812 го́да, romanized : Otéchestvennaya voyná 1812 góda ), was initiated by Napoleon with the aim of compelling the Russian Empire to comply with ...
24 de abr. de 2024 · Supplemental: Marshals of the Empire--Louis-Nicolas Davout. Perhaps the most capable of all of Napoleon's commanders, the "Iron Marshal" Davout built a legacy of his own as one of the finest military minds in French history.
Há 18 horas · 10 mai 1770 : Naissance de Louis Nicolas Davout, maréchal d’Empire, prince d’Eckmuhl et duc d’Auerstaedt († 1 er juin 1823).. Issu d’une famille de petite noblesse, Davout fait ses premières armes dans l’armée de l’Ancien Régime avant d’embrasser les idées révolutionnaires et de devenir dès 1791 chef de bataillon des volontaires de l’Yonne.
