Examples of using "Murat" in a sentence and their english translations:
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but Murat had other ideas: he reformed the Neapolitan army,
Relations between Murat and the Emperor became strained.
Napoleon ordered Murat to lead a mass cavalry charge straight at the enemy. Murat’s men
Marshal Murat that would’ve allowed the enemy to escape.
Murat remained with the army during the retreat from Moscow,
Murat had become increasingly difficult to work with:
Murat, always riding with the advance guard, was so fearless and conspicuous
Murat was sentenced to death by the restored Bourbon monarchy of Naples.
In 1808, he sent Murat to Spain to act as his representative.
Napoleon expected Murat to merely represent his interests in Naples,
But Murat, now primarily concerned with hanging onto his kingdom, left the army
Murat declared. “But now… I know that the Emperor’s sole desire is war.”
Joachim Murat, the son of an innkeeper, was destined for a career in the church,
got a hostile reception from the Council of Five Hundred, it was Murat who saved the day,
Napoleon had rewarded Murat in 1806 by making him sovereign prince of the Grand Duchy of Berg.
in his extravagant uniforms that the Cossacks came to admire him, calling out ‘Oorah! Murat!’
As Napoleon retreated to the French frontier, Murat informed the Emperor that he was leaving
However, Murat’s commitment to the Sixth Coalition was distinctly half-hearted.
Murat then began to suspect what had been obvious to Napoleon, at least:
Yet in battle, Murat remained a brilliant and inspiring leader, as demonstrated at Austerlitz,
During the advance into Russia, Murat’s cavalry faced a difficult and frustrating task,
Murat was among those who tried to persuade Napoleon to halt the advance at Smolensk,
Murat was at his best, directing a series of attacks on the Russian earthworks,
When Napoleon left the army to return to Paris, he gave command to Marshal Murat.
With the British and Austrians closing in, Murat became a hunted fugitive.
his flanking charge broke the enemy, and Murat personally took the Ottoman commander prisoner,
Army of Italy. Murat was promoted Colonel and went with him as his new aide-de-camp.
In 1798 Murat joined Napoleon’s expedition to Egypt. At the Battle of Aboukir,
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 Murat’s troops fought back with brutal force – killing around 200, executing 300 more.
When Napoleon deposed Spain’s Bourbon monarchy, Murat hoped he’d be made the new King of Spain,
only Murat would do to lead his cavalry. Their differences were put to one side:
But he received only a lukewarm response. So in 1813, when Napoleon asked Murat to
for Naples, promising to raise fresh troops. Murat and Napoleon would never meet again.
So in 1815, encouraged by news of Napoleon’s return from exile, Murat marched north against
Murat is rightly remembered as one of the great battlefield cavalry commanders of
It was a bold stunt, but overall, Napoleon was not impressed by Murat’s pursuit of the enemy:
but that title went to Napoleon’s brother Joseph; Murat, instead, received the throne of Naples.
Murat took command of four cavalry corps, and became Napoleon’s second-in-command.
Murat to bring him cannons, which he did, racing the guns through the city streets...
the Coalition was not going to honour its promise, and Murat would be next to lose his throne.