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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.
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]
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List of Marshals of the First French Empire; Name Image Born Died Date of promotion Louis-Alexandre Berthier † : November 20, 1753 [10]: June 1, 1815 [10]: May 19, 1804 [10]: Joachim Murat
The Battle of Aspern-Essling order of battle is shown below. The battle was fought on 21–22 May 1809 during the War of the Fifth Coalition . An Imperial French army led by Napoleon was defeated by a larger Austrian Empire army commanded by Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen .
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.