Examples of using "Marschall" in a sentence and their english translations:
Marshal Suchet
Marshal Ney
Marshal Soult
Marshal Bessières
Marshal Macdonald
Marshal Masséna
3. Marshal Berthier
2. Marshal Lannes
1. Marshal Davout
12. Marshal Oudinot
11. Marshal Victor
10. Marshal Murat
18. Marshal Bernadotte
17. Marshal Augereau
16. Marshal Lefebvre
14. Marshal Marmont
13. Marshal Saint-Cyr
Bernadotte was blamed for failing to support Marshal Davout
Lannes’ Fifth Corps.
in Marshal Murat’s absence.
So far we’ve met Marshals Pérignon…
Created a Marshal in 1804, status,
Lannes had to work closely with Marshal Murat,
he demanded to fight a duel with Marshal Soult,
supported by Marshal Bessières cavalry.
I make you a Marshal of France...
When Marshal Lannes died of his wounds,
Exactly why Napoleon kept his best Marshal in Hamburg
advice - much to Marshal Berthier’s annoyance.
chief of staff, replacing Marshal Berthier.
In 1808, Marshal Victor and First Corps
His chief of staff, the future Marshal Soult,
His troops had to be rescued by Marshal Lannes’ corps.
His corps commanders, especially Marshal Ney, were scathing of his conduct.
He blamed Marshal Bessières for his lack of support.
Two days later, at Waterloo, Napoleon left much of the tactical handling of the battle
When the Emperor returned to France, he entrusted the pursuit of the British army to Marshal
In 1804 Bessières became a Marshal – less for any great military achievement, than for
But he was past his best by the time he became a Marshal.
Marshal Saint-Cyr remains one of the great ‘what-ifs’
than a million francs per year from the Emperor – more than any other Marshal.
Lannes’ old rival Marshal Bessières was placed under his temporary command.
the Marshal who led Napoleon’s vanguard in four of his greatest campaigns.
including Napoleon’s chief of staff, Marshal Berthier – and perhaps even the Emperor himself.
Marshal Murat that would’ve allowed the enemy to escape.
Marshal Ney was among the most inspirational battlefield commanders in history: a born
but when he was made subordinate to Marshal Masséna, a man whom he personally detested,
Marshal insisted on marching on foot, at the head of the Guard, all the way.
But he was ‘the indispensable Marshal’, whose brilliant administration and tireless work
With no sign of support from Marshal Bernadotte’s First Corps,
When Napoleon heard the first report, he was incredulous. “Your Marshal must have been
The Marshal himself was injured when his dying horse rolled over him,
The moment highlighted the gulf in charisma between a Marshal like Ney,
In 1804, Napoleon proclaimed a new empire, and Ney was made a Marshal.
Soult’s record as a Marshal was mixed – a brilliant and intelligent organiser, whose
Promotion to Marshal and the title Duke of Bellumo swiftly followed.
When Davout got into a row with Marshal Murat, whom he regarded as incompetent,
and saved only by the quick intervention of Marshal Ney, Eugène and Poniatowski.
1813, though his relations with the Emperor, and Marshal Berthier in particular, were increasingly
As Napoleon’s Chief-of-Staff Marshal Berthier once told him: “You’re only a king by the
15. Marshal Mortier
and Marmont, with support from Marshal Moncey’s National Guard.
In May, a confusing order to Marshal Ney contributed to his late arrival at
Marshal Lannes’ death was a great blow to Napoleon and the army.
the army’s temporary commander - Marshal Berthier – nearly left Davout to be cut off.
Then on Marshal Lannes’ recommendation, Napoleon gave him command of Third Corps,
Later in 1809, Soult replaced Marshal Jourdan as King Joseph’s chief military advisor,
Victor and Marshal Lannes were close friends from their days serving together in Italy. In 1806,
Three weeks later, Murat and Marshal Lannes, who normally couldn’t stand each other,
When a friend commented on Lefebvre’s wealth and titles, the Marshal invited him into the
the king received a minor wound, but Marshal Mortier and 17 others were killed.
He was the senior Marshal in Paris when the Allies attacked on 30th March.
hesitant and muddled, and nearly led to Marshal Davout’s corps being encircled.
Taking command of Marshal Moncey’s Third Corps, Lannes routed a Spanish
But what difference the ‘Iron Marshal’ might have made at Bautzen, Dennewitz, Leipzig or Laon,
Napoleon, a notoriously bad shot, was to blame, but the loyal Marshal Berthier claimed responsibility.
His subordinates, already underwhelmed by his appearance, were outraged that the Marshal
In 1812 Marshal Oudinot led Second Corps into Russia, but was wounded again at Polotsk,
His big break came in 1807, stepping in for the wounded Marshal Bernadotte to command
for the death penalty for Marshal Ney - a decision he later claimed to regret.
When Napoleon left the army to return to Paris, he gave command to Marshal Murat.
and long-running feud with the Emperor, meant he was never a great Marshal.
being wounded twice, and winning praise from his commander, the future Marshal Lefebvre.
The invasion of Russia in 1812 was a test like no other for Marshal Berthier and his staff.
a Marshal of the new French empire, and orders to return to Paris for Napoleon’s coronation.
“The Marshal has died this morning of the wounds he received on the field of honour.
“Marshal Suchet, you have grown greatly since we last saw one another!” the Emperor
In 1810, he joined Marshal Masséna for the invasion of Portugal, but deeply resented
But that night, a long-running feud with Marshal Lannes nearly came to blows, when Lannes accused
Later that year, he joined forces with Marshal Masséna’s Army of Portugal, to take on
When he was made a Marshal by Napoleon in 1804, he seemed distinctly underwhelmed, and
His role was to support Marshal Oudinot in guarding the northern flank of the French salient.
save Marshal Ney from the death penalty. He also struggled to enact military reforms in the face of
By one estimate, Oudinot was wounded 36 times in his military career, more than any other Marshal.
his unfair dismissal, he told the Emperor: “Marshal Victor has not forgotten his old trade.
including the crushing victory at Ocaña, operating alongside another friend, Marshal Soult.
His big chance came in 1811 when he was sent to Spain to replace Marshal Massena.