Examples of using "Masséna" in a sentence and their english translations:
Masséna.
Masséna. Suchet.
And Masséna.
Marshal Masséna
redeployment to the left wing.
Nevertheless, Napoleon and Masséna worked together brilliantly: Masséna commanded his
many expected Masséna to replace him.
experienced than Masséna, but with far better political connections.
Masséna’s health was now in steep decline.
that Napoleon attributed victory to Masséna… and Oudinot.
under Masséna’s command at the Battle of Zurich.
The next year, Soult and Masséna were besieged in Genoa.
to send in his cavalry to support Masséna’s attacks.
Masséna was recalled to Paris and went into semi-retirement.
The battle was a defeat, but Masséna had been superb.
cutting words, “So, Prince of Essling, you are no longer Masséna?”
Masséna crossed the Portuguese frontier, and besieged Almeida.
In reports, Napoleon described Masséna as “active, tireless, audacious…”.
Marshals Lannes and Masséna led the way across improvised bridges,
In 1798 Masséna received his first independent command, the Army of Switzerland.
In 1806, Masséna oversaw the occupation of the Kingdom of Naples – ordering brutal
In his prime, Masséna was a superb commander – incisive, and dangerous.
tactics, a hostile population and terrain, and Masséna’s own lethargic leadership.
At Buçaco, Masséna squandered lives with an unnecessary frontal attack on a strong
but when he was made subordinate to Marshal Masséna, a man whom he personally detested,
Masséna held the village of Aspern, while Lannes organised the defence of Essling.
Transferred to Masséna’s division, he led his battalion with distinction at Arcole and
André Masséna was born in Nice, at that time not technically part of France, but of
Masséna, already ennobled as the Duke of Rivoli, received a new title, Prince of Essling;
Masséna was deeply reluctant to go, and complained bitterly about his appointment.
With Masséna besieged by the Austrians in Genoa, the defence of southern France fell
In his report to France’s new First Consul, Napoleon Bonaparte, Masséna wrote, "for judgment
aggressive leadership won praise from General Masséna, then, at Dego, from General Bonaparte
In May, Bessières and his cavalry were among the first across the Danube, with Masséna
Later that year, he joined forces with Marshal Masséna’s Army of Portugal, to take on
Masséna, supremely self-confident and unfazed by any challenge, was elected to command the
Rewarded with command of the Army of Italy, Masséna led a heroic defence of Genoa in
Masséna’s bold manoeuvre secured the French left flank, and won further praise from Napoleon.
Masséna waited outside Lisbon for reinforcements that never came, while sickness and guerrilla
The Duke of Wellington once remarked, “When Masséna was opposed to me in the field, I
In 1799, Mortier fought under General Masséna’s command at the Second Battle of Zurich,
He went on to serve as a highly effective chief-of-staff to General Brune, then to Masséna
In 1810, he joined Marshal Masséna for the invasion of Portugal, but deeply resented
But Masséna was one of the few Marshals who’d proved themselves in independent command,
Masséna kept Archduke Charles’s army busy in Italy, while the Emperor won his great
He sent Marshal Marmont to replace Masséna, and when they next met, greeted him with the
to serve as General Masséna’s new chief of staff, a role he performed ‘to perfection.’
Masséna was, however, notorious for extorting vast sums from the local Italians, often while
Because of a riding accident a few days earlier, Masséna had to command his corps from a carriage.
The next summer, at Fuentes de Oñoro, Masséna attacked Wellington’s army once more – and
Masséna was everywhere, displaying his usual coolness under fire, and when ordered to retreat,
But Ney’s fury at what he considered Masséna’s disastrous leadership boiled over into open
In 1811, with Marshal Masséna’s army stalled outside Lisbon, Napoleon ordered Soult to
The war against Austria in 1809 saw Masséna back near his best: his corps formed the vanguard