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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
17 de may. de 2024 · Napoleon, displaying immense faith in the capabilities of his troops, entrusted nearly half of his line of battle to a single division (under Claude Legrand) of Marshal Nicolas Soult’s corps, which was to be supported by Davout.
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- The Battle of Austerlitz, which occurred in 1805, was the first engagement of the War of the Third Coalition and one of Napoleon’s most significant...
- The French army of Napoleon I fought the Battle of Austerlitz against a Russian and Austrian army under the command of General M.I. Kutuzov.
- The French army had some 9,000 casualties in the Battle of Austerlitz, while Russian and Austrian allied forces had about 15,000 casualties. In add...
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.
10 de may. de 2024 · Unravel the untold story of Louis Nicolas Davout, the Iron Marshal, and his impact on Napoleon's campaigns. Join us for an exclusive glimpse into the life of one of history's most legendary...
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