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1. Marshal Davout

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1. Marshal Davout

Davout shunned court, as he always had.

Robbing Davout of a close friend and patron.

Napoleon also encouraged Davout to marry Aimée Leclerc,

Napoleon was not at first impressed –davout was aloof,

Davout was a stern and effective governor of Hamburg,

Davout was not welcomed into the restored Bourbon regime

Davout, the youngest and least proven of Napoleon’s Marshals,

Bernadotte was blamed for failing to support Marshal Davout

In 1798, Desaix introduced Davout to his friend General Bonaparte.

As soon as Napoleon arrived, he ordered Davout to withdraw.

Davout was in his usual post on the right wing.

Davout and his corps had emerged from another major campaign

Louis-Nicolas Davout was born into a noble family from Burgundy,

In 1803 Davout was given command of the Camp of Bruges,

Davout played a major part in the counter-offensive that followed,

Who was loved by the troops, and Davout, who was not.

And Davout soon proved himself a brave, highly-organised and energetic officer.

It was a tough campaign for Davout, who caught dysentery in Cairo.

Following the peace treaty of Tilsit, Davout became governor-general of the

But for all his military prowess, Davout was not a popular figure.

A month later at the Battle of Aspern, Davout and Third Corps

Davout began the 1813 campaign holding Dresden, but when Hamburg was raided

Following the Emperor’s defeat at Waterloo, Davout organised the defence of Paris,

Pauline Bonaparte’s sister-in-law, bringing Davout within the First Consul’s extended family.

In 1809, with war looming with Austria, Davout rejoined Third Corps at Regensburg.

The army’s temporary commander - Marshal Berthier – nearly left Davout to be cut off.

Davout only surrendered Hamburg in May 1814, after confirmation arrived of Napoleon’s abdication.

But if Davout, not Grouchy, had commanded the Emperor’s right wing in 1815…

The royalists had promised Davout that his officers would not be prosecuted for

In 1791 Davout joined a local volunteer battalion, and was elected its deputy commander.

Then, his line stabilised, Davout went on the offensive... and routed the enemy army.

When Davout got into a row with Marshal Murat, whom he regarded as incompetent,

Later accepting that he must abdicate, Davout ensured Napoleon’s safe passage to the coast,

Berthier had none of Murat’s glamour, nor Ney’s heroism, nor the tactical instincts of Davout.

In 1788 Davout was commissioned into the Royal Champagne Cavalry Regiment, but within a year,

Trying to turn the Russian flank. When his men were driven back, Davout rallied them,

Davout and Third Corps were able to fight their way clear, and rejoin the army.

Davout and Lefebvre were the only Marshals waiting to greet him at the Tuileries Palace.

Napoleon gave Davout a role which - in hindsight - seems a disastrous waste of his ability.

Loyal administrator. And Davout worked miracles to raise a new army for Napoleon’s final campaign.

Davout was stripped of his rank and income, though they were restored two years later,

It proved a loving marriage, and great source of strength to Davout in the years ahead.

But 10 miles north of Napoleon, near Auerstedt, Davout ran straight into the main Prussian army.

Davout was made Minister of War and governor of Paris: vital roles, requiring a brilliant and

But he did trust Desaix’s judgement, and gave Davout a command in his army, bound for Egypt.

And Davout, aged 34, became the youngest of its new Marshals. His inclusion was a surprise to

When the report was confirmed, he sent a message back to Davout: “Tell the Marshal that he,

On the first day of the Battle of Wagram, the Emperor criticised Davout for his slow attack.

Davout was widely blamed for not turning back to rescue him, even though it would’ve been suicidal.

A new law barred ex-aristocrats from the army, and Davout had to resign his commission once more.

On the eve of the Battle of Austerlitz, Davout force-marched his corps 70 miles in 2 days,

Davout spent most of it in Hamburg in his new role as Governor-General of the Hanseatic Cities,