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2 de may. de 2024 · André Masséna, duc de Rivoli, prince d’Essling (born May 6, 1758, Nice, France—died April 4, 1817, Paris) was a leading French general of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. Orphaned at an early age, Masséna enlisted in the Royal Italian regiment in the French service in 1775.
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14 de may. de 2024 · Napoleon and Generals Louis-Alexandre Berthier and André Masséna reinvigorated the faltering advance, and the column swept forward to bayonet the Austrians away from their guns. An Austrian counterattack threatened to push back the French, but the timely arrival of French cavalry forced the Austrians to retire.
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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.
The Battle of Albuera during the Peninsular Wars takes place on this date in 1811, when a joint Anglo-Portuguese-Spanish force engaged the French Army of the South. The backdrop to this was André Masséna led French Army of Portugal being tied down in a standoff with Wellington's forces. : r/MilitaryHistory.
Hace 2 días · André Masséna (1758–1817) – 1st Duc de Rivoli, 1st Prince d'Essling, one of the original 18 Marshals of the Empire, French military commander during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, his nickname was l'Enfant chéri de la Victoire ("the Dear Child of Victory")
30 de abr. de 2024 · Sent back to Spain in command of 50,000 men to hold the north, he was unable to bring more than a few of his cavalry to join André Masséna for the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro (May 3, 1811). In 1812 Bessières led the guard cavalry to Russia and lost them almost without fighting.
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