Examples of using "Befehligte" in a sentence and their english translations:
the Byzantine Emperor.
armies, Ney commanded his left wing.
In 1805, Bessières commanded the Imperial Guard.
In 1805 he commanded French forces in central Italy,
In Germany in 1813, Victor commanded Second Corps,
Mortier then spent three years commanding the Paris military district.
In 1808, Ney commanded a corps during the invasion of Spain.
In 1812, Bessières accompanied Napoleon into Russia, commanding his Guard cavalry.
Nevertheless, Napoleon and Masséna worked together brilliantly: Masséna commanded his
He commanded Seventh Corps in the 1805 campaign,
He continued to command Eleventh Corps, and was in the thick of the fighting at Leipzig
First Corps at Friedland, where he successfully led a major attack as the Emperor looked on.
Later that year he commanded the French cavalry reserve at Marengo,
For the invasion of Russia, Lefebvre commanded the infantry of the Old Guard.
and commanded Fifth Corps at the brutal Siege of Zaragoza.
and was commanding his own artillery regiment by the age of 23.
Macdonald spent an unhappy year in Catalonia, commanding troops in what he regarded as an
In 1799 Lefebvre commanded the Paris military district. Not much impressed by politicians,
In the 1805 campaign, he commanded Napoleon’s Cavalry Reserve – his excellent reconnaissance and
Mortier continued to command the Young Guard during Napoleon’s campaigns in Germany and France,
At the gigantic, four-day Battle of Leipzig, he commanded the northern sector, holding
Bessières commanded the cavalry again at Wagram, leading a major attack to cover Masséna’s
he commanded the French right wing, but skilfully extricated his troops from the debacle.
under his close supervision. At Leipzig, he commanded two divisions of the Young Guard,
The Revolutionary Wars brought the opportunity for rapid promotion, and by 1793 he was commanding an
In 1798 he was sent to Rome as governor, and later commanded the Army of Naples.
He rejoined the army in 1814 and fought in the defence of France, commanding the Young
In 1807 he commanded Fifth Corps in Poland, but his role covering Warsaw meant he missed
That year, Napoleon made Bernadotte a Marshal, and he commanded First Corps at the Battle of
as Napoleon battled to save his empire. He commanded Sixth Corps throughout the campaign in Germany,