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Louis-Alexandre Berthier, prince de Neuchâtel et Valangin, prince de Wagram (French: [lwi alɛksɑ̃dʁ bɛʁtje]; 20 November 1753 – 1 June 1815) was a French military commander who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was twice Minister of War of France and was made a Marshal of the Empire in 1804.
Louis-Alexandre Berthier Consular Guard: 1,232 Colonel Jérôme Soulès Foot Grenadier Regiment: c. 400 Foot Chasseur Regiment: c. 400 Colonel Jean-Baptiste Bessières: Guard Horse Grenadiers: c. 240 Guard Horse Chasseurs: c. 120 Artillery Guard Artillery Company: 2 8-pound cannons 1 howitzer, 72 men Reserve Artillery General of Brigade Auguste ...
The French army was under the supreme command of Emperor Napoleon, with Marshal Louis Alexandre Berthier as his chief of staff. General of division Nicolas-Marie Songis des Courbons commanded the artillery. The overall strength of the French army during the battle is estimated to have been about 73,000 men of all arms and 139 artillery pieces.
Deceived by a local double agent, Bonaparte dispatched large forces to the north and the south, but the Austrians launched a surprise attack on 14 June against the main French army, under General Louis Alexandre Berthier. [9]
An apology was issued by the Pope on December 29, 1797, however it was rejected by the Republic soon after. Napoleon then declared war on the Papal States for a second time, sending 9,000 troops under General Louis-Alexandre Berthier to occupy Rome and dissolve the state.
Chief of Staff: Marshal Louis-Alexandre Berthier. The units available to fight at Champaubert were the 1st Old Guard Division, the Guard artillery, the 1st and 3rd Guard Cavalry Divisions, the 1st and 2nd Young Guard Divisions, both divisions of the VI Corps, both divisions of the I Cavalry Corps, and Cyrille-Simon Picquet's cavalry brigade. [19]
The general staff of the army, commanded by Louis-Alexandre Berthier, transmitted and defined Napoleon's orders, but without taking part in the decision making. According to Colonel Vachée, "No other officer, including Berthier, seems to us to have been so closely associated and involved with the thinking of Napoleon. In this way, Bacler d ...
Napoleon Bonaparte, who had seized power in the Coup of 18 Brumaire, [6] carried out a crossing of the Alps with his Army of the Reserve (officially commanded by Louis-Alexandre Berthier) in May 1800. [7] [8] This move, made almost before the passes were open, threatened Austrian General Michael von Melas' lines of communications in northern Italy.