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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.
The French response, under Louis-Alexandre Berthier, was disorganised but order was imposed with the arrival of Napoleon on 17 April. Napoleon led an advance to Landshut, hoping to cut off the Austrian line of retreat and sweep into their rear.
2 3-pound cannons Division Chambarlhac General of Division Jacques-Antoine Chambarlhac: 6,564 General of Brigade Jean-Baptiste Herbin Dessaux 24th Light Infantry Demi-brigade, 3 battalions: 2,171 43rd Line Infantry Demi-brigade, 3 battalions: 2,326 General of Brigade Olivier Macoux Rivaud (WIA) 96th Line Infantry Demi-brigade, 3 battalions ...
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 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.
Chandler was used almost exclusively for the French order of battle. Smith was used for the Prussian order of battle, except that Chandler's artillery compositions are given. Smith's Prussian strengths are used, which are lower than Chandler's. Chandler, David G. Jena 1806: Napoleon Destroys Prussia. Westport, Conn.: Praeger Publishers, 2005.
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. Refusing to renounce his temporal authority, Pius VI was exiled from Rome, and later died in Valence, France .
Coat of Arms of Marshal Louis-Alexandre Berthier, Prince of Wagram, with the attributes of Vice-Grand Constable of the Empire (the swords) and the crossed batons of a Marhal of the Empire. Charles de Talleyrand-Périgord, Vice-Grand Elector; Louis-Alexandre Berthier, Vice-Grand Constable