Examples of using "Lefebvre" in a sentence and their english translations:
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16. Marshal Lefebvre
Lefebvre’s Bavarian Seventh Corps was crucial
François Lefebvre was a sergeant with 16 years’
In 1804 Napoleon made Lefebvre an Honorary Marshal – honorary,
But he’d underestimated Lefebvre, who pleaded for a frontline role…
Soult learned much from Lefebvre (a future fellow-Marshal), serving first as his chief
The next year, Lefebvre commanded the siege of Danzig,
being wounded twice, and winning praise from his commander, the future Marshal Lefebvre.
Every inch the soldier, the Revolutionary Wars brought Lefebvre opportunity for active
because Napoleon assumed Lefebvre would prefer a quiet life in the Senate,
successful conclusion of the siege, Napoleon awarded Lefebvre the title Duke of Danzig.
Lefebvre was too exhausted to take an active role in the Waterloo campaign,
For the invasion of Russia, Lefebvre commanded the infantry of the Old Guard.
who had not survived the march. He had been Lefebvre’s last surviving child… of fourteen.
After a year recovering from exhaustion and grief, Lefebvre returned to lead the Old Guard
Lefebvre and his wife, an ex-washerwoman turned Duchess, were famous for their lack of airs and
Lefebvre added, "I had a thousand bullets fired at me from closer before I got all this."
After a spell on the staff of General Hoche, he joined General Lefebvre’s crack vanguard
In 1799 Lefebvre commanded the Paris military district. Not much impressed by politicians,
When a friend commented on Lefebvre’s wealth and titles, the Marshal invited him into the