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14 de jun. de 2020 · Michel Ney was one of the Marshals of the Empire – a prestigious sign of supreme military attainment – under Napoleon. Called the “bravest of the brave”, he was one of Napoleon’s most popular officers, the very picture of a dashing cavalry commander. After Napoleon’s final exile, he was executed by the French court.
Ney led the Grande Armée's VI Corps against the Third Coalition in 1805. After the débâcle of Albeck in October, which triggered a lifelong feud with Murat, he redeemed himself with a brilliant performance at Elchingen a few days later, but missed the triumph at Austerlitz after leading his corps into the Tyrol to block Archduke John's Austrian army.
Subsequently it was Ney’s peaceful diplomatic success in Switzerland in 1802, as well as his military achievements on the Rhine, that prompted Napoleon to promote Ney to Marshal of the Empire. “That Man is a Lion” By the summer of 1812, Marshal Michel Ney had already achieved much of the glory he sought.
Michel Ney, duke d’Elchingen, (born Jan. 10, 1769, Sarrelouis, France—died Dec. 7, 1815, Paris), French army officer, the best-known of Napoleon ’s marshals. He distinguished himself in the French Revolutionary Wars and rose to general in 1799. A supporter of Napoleon, he was created marshal of France in 1804 and duke d’Elchingen in ...
17 de may. de 2018 · Michel Ney >The French soldier Michel Ney (1769-1815) rose from humble origins to become >one of the principal military figures of the Napoleonic era. He was named >Duke of Elchingen, Prince of the Moskowa, and Marshal of the Empire.
10 de abr. de 2022 · El mariscal francés Michel Ney fue uno de los mayores héroes de las guerras napoleónicas. El propio Napoleón, tras la retirada del ejército francés de Rusia,...
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This biography of Michel Ney, Napoleon's marshal, describes his career in detail, from his enlistment as a hussar in the army of Louis XVI, his promotion through the ranks of the revolutionary armies and his long service under Napoleon. The author accounts also Ney's contribution to Napoleon's campaigns – Ulm and Austerlitz, Jena, Eylau and ...
