Examples of using "Davout" in a sentence and their english translations:
1. Marshal Davout
Davout shunned court, as he always had.
Napoleon was not at first impressed –Davout was aloof,
robbing Davout of a close friend and patron.
of Davout’s men were either killed or wounded.
Davout was not welcomed into the restored Bourbon regime
Davout, the youngest and least proven of Napoleon’s Marshals,
Louis-Nicolas Davout was born into a noble family from Burgundy,
Napoleon also encouraged Davout to marry Aimée Leclerc,
In 1803 Davout was given command of the Camp of Bruges,
Davout played a major part in the counter-offensive that followed,
Davout was in his usual post on the right wing.
Davout and his corps had emerged from another major campaign
Davout was a stern and effective governor of Hamburg,
Bernadotte was blamed for failing to support Marshal Davout
The incident did speed Davout’s promotion to brigadier-general...
It’s very likely that the deaths of Davout’s patron, Desaix,
As soon as Napoleon arrived, he ordered Davout to withdraw.
and Davout soon proved himself a brave, highly-organised and energetic officer.
In 1798, Desaix introduced Davout to his friend General Bonaparte.
It was a tough campaign for Davout, who caught dysentery in Cairo.
However, Napoleon had been won over by Davout’s performance in Egypt;
When Davout got into a row with Marshal Murat, whom he regarded as incompetent,
who was loved by the troops, and Davout, who was not.
The next year, Davout’s troops became Third Corps
Davout’s 26,000 men faced odds of more than two-to-one.
A month later at the Battle of Aspern, Davout and Third Corps
Napoleon decided in Murat’s favour, giving him one of Davout’s divisions.
The remains of Davout’s corps were ordered to form the rearguard.
Davout began the 1813 campaign holding Dresden, but when Hamburg was raided
Following the Emperor’s defeat at Waterloo, Davout organised the defence of Paris,
The royalists had promised Davout that his officers would not be prosecuted for
Following the peace treaty of Tilsit, Davout became governor-general of the
But for all his military prowess, Davout was not a popular figure.
Davout and Third Corps were able to fight their way clear, and rejoin the army.
But Davout’s lack of allies among the other Marshals began to show.
But if Davout, not Grouchy, had commanded the Emperor’s right wing in 1815…
Later accepting that he must abdicate, Davout ensured Napoleon’s safe passage to the coast,
hesitant and muddled, and nearly led to Marshal Davout’s corps being encircled.
Then, his line stabilised, Davout went on the offensive... and routed the enemy army.
When the report was confirmed, he sent a message back to Davout: “Tell the Marshal that he,
The next year at Eylau, Davout’s corps again played a pivotal role,
trying to turn the Russian flank. When his men were driven back, Davout rallied them,
Davout’s giant corps was the spear-tip of Napoleon’s invasion.
Davout was stripped of his rank and income, though they were restored two years later,
In 1791 Davout joined a local volunteer battalion, and was elected its deputy commander.
Davout’s masterful handling of his troops enabled Third Corps to repel the Prussian onslaught.
Davout was made Minister of War and governor of Paris: vital roles, requiring a brilliant and
In 1788 Davout was commissioned into the Royal Champagne Cavalry Regiment, but within a year,
Pauline Bonaparte’s sister-in-law, bringing Davout within the First Consul’s extended family.
It proved a loving marriage, and great source of strength to Davout in the years ahead.
army.. he ordered Davout’s Third Corps and Bernadotte’s First Corps to cut off their retreat.
seeing double!”, he told his aide-de-camp, making a joke of Davout’s spectacle-wearing.
On the first day of the Battle of Wagram, the Emperor criticised Davout for his slow attack.
Berthier had none of Murat’s glamour, nor Ney’s heroism, nor the tactical instincts of Davout.
In 1809, with war looming with Austria, Davout rejoined Third Corps at Regensburg.
the army’s temporary commander - Marshal Berthier – nearly left Davout to be cut off.
Davout spent most of it in Hamburg in his new role as Governor-General of the Hanseatic Cities,
On the eve of the Battle of Borodino, the Emperor dismissed Davout’s request to outflank the Russian
Davout was widely blamed for not turning back to rescue him, even though it would’ve been suicidal.
Davout and Lefebvre were the only Marshals waiting to greet him at the Tuileries Palace.
Napoleon gave Davout a role which - in hindsight - seems a disastrous waste of his ability.
loyal administrator. And Davout worked miracles to raise a new army for Napoleon’s final campaign.
Just 2 weeks into the retreat, the Russians routed Davout’s rearguard at Vyazma, and
The next day Davout’s troops fought off a major Austrian dawn assault… then launched their own
Davout’s First Corps alone was 72,000 strong, as big as Napoleon’s entire army at Austerlitz.
In the bloody battle that followed, Davout’s corps led the frontal attack on the Fléches earthworks.
Davout only surrendered Hamburg in May 1814, after confirmation arrived of Napoleon’s abdication.
But 10 miles north of Napoleon, near Auerstedt, Davout ran straight into the main Prussian army.
a new law barred ex-aristocrats from the army, and Davout had to resign his commission once more.
and Davout, aged 34, became the youngest of its new Marshals. His inclusion was a surprise to
On the eve of the Battle of Austerlitz, Davout force-marched his corps 70 miles in 2 days,
But he did trust Desaix’s judgement, and gave Davout a command in his army, bound for Egypt.