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2. List of Marshals of the First French Empire - Wikipedia

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   Most had defected to the royalists before the Battle of Waterloo and Napoleon's subsequent defeat, with only four others (most notably Marshals Emmanuel de Grouchy and Michel Ney) serving under Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo. [1] [7] Auguste de Marmont, born in 1774, was the youngest officer to earn the distinction of Marshal. [8] Francois ...

3. Marshal of the Empire - Wikipedia

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   In the years leading to the French Revolution, there were constantly 15–16 Marshals, but a law of 4 March 1791 reduced their number to six and a decree of 21 February 1793 abolished the dignity altogether. [2] Eleven years later, Napoleon Bonaparte became Emperor of the French and wanted to institute a military elite for the new French Empire.

4. Grande Armée - Wikipedia

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   Napoleon took over the army the following year and quickly came to appreciate Berthier's system, adopting it for his own headquarters, although Napoleon's usage was limited to his own command group. The Staff of the Grande Armée was known as the Imperial Headquarters and was divided into two major sections: Napoleon's Military Household and ...

5. Joachim Murat - Wikipedia

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   He was the first Prince Murat, [1] Grand Duke of Berg from 1806 to 1808, [2] and King of Naples as Joachim-Napoleon [3] (Italian: Gioacchino Napoleone) from 1808 to 1815. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Born in Labastide-Fortunière in southwestern France , Murat briefly pursued a vocation in the clergy before enlisting in a cavalry regiment on the outbreak of the ...

6. Marshal of France - Wikipedia

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   After the fall of Napoleon III and the Second French Empire, the Third Republic did not use the title until the First World War, when it was recreated as a military distinction and not a rank. Contrarily to ranks, which are awarded by the army, the distinction of Marshal of France is awarded by a special law voted by the French Parliament .

7. Louis-Nicolas Davout - Wikipedia

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   He is ranked along with Marshals André Masséna and Jean Lannes as one of Napoleon's finest commanders. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] His loyalty and obedience to Napoleon were absolute. During his lifetime, Davout's name was commonly spelled Davoust - this spelling appears on the Arc de Triomphe and in much of the correspondence between Napoleon and his generals.

8. Napoleon’s one-and-a-half inch long penis last known to be in ...

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   Here is a short history lesson. French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte died 203 years ago May 5, but his legendarily petite privates were last known to be in the hands of an Englewood, NJ, resident.

9. Louis-Alexandre Berthier - Wikipedia

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   Following Napoleon's first abdication, Berthier retired to Château de Grosbois, his 600-acre (2.4 km 2) estate at Boissy-Saint-Léger, Val-de-Marne. He made peace with Louis XVIII in 1814 and accompanied the king on his solemn entry into Paris. During Napoleon's short exile on Elba, he informed Berthier of his projects. Berthier was much ...