Examples of using "Maresciallo" in a sentence and their english translations:
Marshal Suchet
baton…
Marshal Ney
Marshal Soult
to Marshal Ney.
15. Marshal Mortier
12. Marshal Oudinot
11. Marshal Victor
10. Marshal Murat
18. Marshal Bernadotte
17. Marshal Augereau
16. Marshal Lefebvre
14. Marshal Marmont
by a marshal’s baton.
Lannes’ Fifth Corps.
13. Marshal Saint-Cyr
So far we’ve met Marshals Pérignon…
During the retreat from Moscow, the 57-year-old
advice - much to Marshal Berthier’s annoyance.
with the exalted rank of ‘Marshal General of France’.
When Marshal Lannes died of his wounds,
Created a Marshal in 1804, status,
In 1804 Napoleon made Lefebvre an Honorary Marshal – honorary,
The words inscribed on every French Marshal’s baton.
Marshal Murat that would’ve allowed the enemy to escape.
When the Emperor returned to France, he entrusted the pursuit of the British army to Marshal
chief of staff, replacing Marshal Berthier.
of military authority – authority symbolised by a marshal’s baton.
In 1808, Marshal Victor and First Corps
Marshal Saint-Cyr remains one of the great ‘what-ifs’
Bernadotte was blamed for failing to support Marshal Davout
His troops had to be rescued by Marshal Lannes’ corps.
His chief of staff, the future Marshal Soult,
and Marmont, with support from Marshal Moncey’s National Guard.
He was the last of Napoleon’s Marshals to die, in Venice, in 1852.
In 1804, Napoleon proclaimed a new empire, and Ney was made a Marshal.
but when he was made subordinate to Marshal Masséna, a man whom he personally detested,
As Governor of Aragon, Marshal Suchet behaved very differently.
In France, the title of Marshal, or Maréchal, goes back at least to the 13th century.
“Marshal Suchet, you have grown greatly since we last saw one another!” the Emperor
his replacement Marshal Augereau had arrived, he was nearly court martialled again for desertion.
For this achievement, Napoleon awarded Saint-Cyr his Marshal’s baton.
Promotion to Marshal and the title Duke of Bellumo swiftly followed.
He was the senior Marshal in Paris when the Allies attacked on 30th March.
Then on Marshal Lannes’ recommendation, Napoleon gave him command of Third Corps,
For this victory, Napoleon finally awarded him his Marshal’s baton – the only one
When Napoleon left the army to return to Paris, he gave command to Marshal Murat.
What’s more Bernadotte had immediately got on the wrong side of the future Marshal Berthier,
This delighted Napoleon, who rewarded him a year later with the rank of Marshal.
In 1811, with Marshal Masséna’s army stalled outside Lisbon, Napoleon ordered Soult to
Terror in war… ornament in peace… The words inscribed on every French Marshal’s baton.
His big break came in 1807, stepping in for the wounded Marshal Bernadotte to command
his unfair dismissal, he told the Emperor: “Marshal Victor has not forgotten his old trade.
being wounded twice, and winning praise from his commander, the future Marshal Lefebvre.
including the crushing victory at Ocaña, operating alongside another friend, Marshal Soult.
the king received a minor wound, but Marshal Mortier and 17 others were killed.
Each corps, commanded by a Marshal, was a mini-army of 15 to 30 thousand soldiers, with
In 1810, he joined Marshal Masséna for the invasion of Portugal, but deeply resented
Soult learned much from Lefebvre (a future fellow-Marshal), serving first as his chief
In 1804 Napoleon proclaimed his new Empire, and Soult received his Marshal’s baton.
Later in 1809, Soult replaced Marshal Jourdan as King Joseph’s chief military advisor,
Soult’s record as a Marshal was mixed – a brilliant and intelligent organiser, whose
close to success. He was furious the next day when King Joseph and Marshal Jourdan
When Napoleon established his empire in 1804, Murat became a Marsal, second in seniority only
Three weeks later, Murat and Marshal Lannes, who normally couldn’t stand each other,
and long-running feud with the Emperor, meant he was never a great Marshal.
On their left flank Marshal Macdonald led Tenth Corps, with a large Prussian contingent…
By a curious turn of events, Sweden was now ruled by Napoleon’s ex-marshal, Bernadotte.
1813, though his relations with the Emperor, and Marshal Berthier in particular, were increasingly
Marshal Ney was among the most inspirational battlefield commanders in history: a born
save Marshal Ney from the death penalty. He also struggled to enact military reforms in the face of
A month later at Friedland, Oudinot and his grenadiers were under Marshal Lannes’ command, and
In 1812 Marshal Oudinot led Second Corps into Russia, but was wounded again at Polotsk,
That year, Napoleon made Bernadotte a Marshal, and he commanded First Corps at the Battle of
His big chance came in 1811 when he was sent to Spain to replace Marshal Massena.
His role was to support Marshal Oudinot in guarding the northern flank of the French salient.
By one estimate, Oudinot was wounded 36 times in his military career, more than any other Marshal.
for the death penalty for Marshal Ney - a decision he later claimed to regret.
When a friend commented on Lefebvre’s wealth and titles, the Marshal invited him into the
Victor and Marshal Lannes were close friends from their days serving together in Italy. In 1806,
Like Marshal Ney, he initially opposed Napoleon’s return from exile, but saw which way the wind
As Napoleon’s Chief-of-Staff Marshal Berthier once told him: “You’re only a king by the