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28 de may. de 2024 · Louis-Nicolas Davout, duke of Auerstedt 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
15 de may. de 2024 · Un episodio significativo se produjo en 1805, la víspera de la batalla de Austerlitz: el ejército del mariscal Davout fue avisado la tarde del 29 de noviembre por el emperador y se puso en acción para recorrer 130 kilómetros, sin apenas descansos, y llegar a tiempo de combatir el 2 de diciembre por la mañana.
14 de may. de 2024 · About 13 miles (21 km) to the north, at Auerstädt, the secondary French force of 26,000, under Louis-Nicolas Davout, encountered Charles William Ferdinand’s main Prussian army. The duke dissipated his vastly superior strength in piecemeal attacks, enabling Davout to stand firm for six hours.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
29 de may. de 2024 · Commanding the French forces was Marshal Louis Nicolas Davout. Prussia's King Frederick William III was with the main force, which numbered more than 60,000. Davout had 27,000 men in his force; the other French commander, Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, had 20,000 men.
Hace 2 días · On 12 February, General Davout discovered the enemy positions and immediately made his military arrangements. He formed his cavalry in two lines, and, in this order of battle, he swooped down on the Mamluks.
Hace 3 días · Davout had lost 10,000 men marching to Minsk, which he reached on the 8th and would not attack Bagration without Jerome joining him. He ordered Polish cavalry to search for the thousands of looting soldiers who stayed behind.
13 de may. 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).
