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Louis-Nicolas Davout, lieutenant-colonel of the 3rd battalion of Yonne in 1792, by Alexis-Nicolas Pérignon (1834) On the outbreak of the French Revolution, Davout embraced its principles. He was chef de bataillon in a volunteer corps in the campaign of 1792, and distinguished himself at the Battle of Neerwinden the following spring.
- The Iron Marshal
- Legion of Honour
- 1788–1815
- Marshal of the Empire
Louis Nicholas Davout, Duque de Auerstaedt e príncipe de Eckmühl, marechal francês (Annoux, 1770 — Paris, 1823) Egressou na escola de Brienne, segundo-tenente aos 15 anos, general aos 27 anos. Serviu em todas as campanhas da Revolução Francesa e também no Egito .
Considered to be one of the best of Napoleon's marshals, Louis-Nicolas Davout was born in a rented farmhouse into a noble but very poor family. His father died in a hunting accident when he was eight. After attending the military schools of Auxerre and Paris, Davout became a sous-lieutenant in the cavalry regiment of Royal-Champagne.
9 de mai. de 2024 · Louis-Nicolas Davout, duke of Auerstedt (born May 10, 1770, Annoux, France—died June 1, 1823, Paris) was a French marshal who was one of the most distinguished of Napoleon’s field commanders. Born into the noble family of d’Avout, he was educated at the École Royale Militaire in Paris and entered Louis XVI ’s service as a second lieutenant in 1788.
- John G. Gallaher
Louis Nicolas Davout en uniforme de lieutenant-colonel des volontaires de l'Yonne, 1792. Huile sur toile d'Alexis-Nicolas Pérignon, 1834, château de Versailles . Le 21 juin 1791 , l’Assemblée constituante décrète la levée de 169 bataillons appelés à renforcer l’armée régulière affaiblie par les troubles internes et l’émigration des cadres [ 13 ] .
- « Le Maréchal de fer », « La Bête de Hambourg »
Louis-Nicolas d'Avoust (also spelled Davout) was born on May 10, 1770 in Annoux, into one of the most illustrious families in Burgundy. As such, he entered the Ecole militaire de Paris (Military College of Paris) in 1785 as a gentleman-cadet.
Arguably the finest corps commander among Napoleon’s marshals, Davout was born in Burgundy to a minor noble family, and followed his father to the royal cavalry in 1788. Though a supporter of the French Revolution, he was dismissed from the regular army in 1791, but immediatelty elected colonel in command of a volunteer battalion. He …
