Examples of using "Maréchaux" in a sentence and their english translations:
too rare among Napoleon’s Marshals.
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while less able generals were made Marshals.
Ironically, Oudinot was also one of the longest-lived Marshals,
and was one of only two active Marshals to vote
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By 1813, Napoleon relied on Macdonald as one of his senior Marshals.
who might well have proved one of Napoleon’s very best Marshals.
Marshals Lannes and Masséna led the way across improvised bridges,
Davout and Lefebvre were the only Marshals waiting to greet him at the Tuileries Palace.
Unfortunately for Napoleon, this was typical of how many Marshals behaved in his absence
In September Bernadotte defeated former comrades Marshals Oudinot and Ney at Dennewitz.
Bernadotte’s legacy would prove the most lasting of any of Napoleon’s Marshals:
But in April 1814, he was one of the Marshals who confronted Napoleon with
did not engage in feuds and rivalries with the other Marshals.
A week later, Napoleon created three new Marshals: Macdonald, Oudinot and Marmont.
But Davout’s lack of allies among the other Marshals began to show.
like other Marshals – his loyalty to Napoleon was despised by the ultra-royalists.
remarking that he could think of other Marshals who were better qualified. But he did give his
He was the last of Napoleon’s Marshals to die, in Venice, in 1852.
But Lannes, with support from future Marshals Oudinot and Grouchy, expertly used his troops
while several Marshals were irritated by his air of superiority and blunt manner.
by avoiding battle with Napoleon himself, and targeting only his Marshals.
Marmont was bitterly disappointed not to be among the first Marshals created in 1804.
concise, written orders that made sense to his officers, and later Marshals.
Despite this impressive record, Suchet was not on the list of Marshals created by Napoleon
But Masséna was one of the few Marshals who’d proved themselves in independent command,
Berthier was the first name on the list of new Marshals, with seniority over all others.
verged on an accusation of cowardice, and that evening the two Marshals nearly came to blows.
All 26 have been ranked according to our own evaluation of their achievements as Marshals,
Yet he was one of the few Marshals that Napoleon could trust with a large, independent command
As he issued his final orders to his Marshals, the Emperor turned to Soult last and said,
A week later he became one of three new Marshals: ‘one for France, one for the army,
commander in the final campaign of 1814 – but in April, he was one of several Marshals
All 26 have been ranked according to our own evaluation of their achievements as Marshals,
Five of Ney’s fellow Marshals were among a large majority who voted for the death penalty.
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He spent more than two years in the Iberian Peninsula, and like most of Napoleon’s Marshals,
Unlike most Marshals, Macdonald was never under Napoleon’s spell, and always spoke
and Davout, aged 34, became the youngest of its new Marshals. His inclusion was a surprise to