Examples of using "Davouts" in a sentence and their english translations:
The incident did speed Davout’s promotion to brigadier-general...
Davout’s giant corps was the spear-tip of Napoleon’s invasion.
The next year, Davout’s troops became Third Corps
However, Napoleon had been won over by Davout’s performance in Egypt;
It’s very likely that the deaths of Davout’s patron, Desaix,
The remains of Davout’s corps were ordered to form the rearguard.
Davout’s 26,000 men faced odds of more than two-to-one.
Napoleon decided in Murat’s favour, giving him one of Davout’s divisions.
army.. he ordered Davout’s Third Corps and Bernadotte’s First Corps to cut off their retreat.
The next year at Eylau, Davout’s corps again played a pivotal role,
But Davout’s lack of allies among the other Marshals began to show.
Just 2 weeks into the retreat, the Russians routed Davout’s rearguard at Vyazma, and
Davout’s masterful handling of his troops enabled Third Corps to repel the Prussian onslaught.
seeing double!”, he told his aide-de-camp, making a joke of Davout’s spectacle-wearing.
Davout’s First Corps alone was 72,000 strong, as big as Napoleon’s entire army at Austerlitz.
On the eve of the Battle of Borodino, the Emperor dismissed Davout’s request to outflank the Russian
In the bloody battle that followed, Davout’s corps led the frontal attack on the Fléches earthworks.
The next day Davout’s troops fought off a major Austrian dawn assault… then launched their own