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Hace 5 días · On 1 May 1799, General Davout's forces killed at least 2,000 fellahin at Beni Adi near Asyut. However, as they were pursuing Murad Bey into Upper Egypt, the French discovered the monuments at Dendera , Thebes , Edfu and Philae .
Hace 3 días · Davout had lost 10,000 men marching to Minsk, which he reached on the 8th and would not attack Bagration without Jerome joining him. He ordered Polish cavalry to search for the thousands of looting soldiers who stayed behind.
#OTD 10 May 1770 Louis-Nicolas Davout was born. He became Marshal of the Empire under Napoleon. His talent & disciplinarianism earned him the nickname "The Iron Marshal". He is ranked along with Marshals André Masséna and Jean Lannes as one of Napoleon's finest commanders.
24 de abr. de 2024 · The Battle of Eckmühl was the turning point of the War of the Fifth Coalition. Thanks to the dogged defense waged by the III Corps, commanded by Marshal Davout, and the Bavarian VII Corps, commanded by Marshal Lefebvre, Napoleon was able to defeat the principal Austrian army and wrest the strategic initiative for the remainder of the war.
29 de abr. de 2024 · A much smaller force of 10,500 under Marshal Louis-Nicolas Davout maintained the appearance of a stiff defense, with French artillery playing a key role in prolonging the Allied advance there. An Allied assault on the nearby town of Sokolnitz had similar results.
Hace 4 días · 10 mai 1770 : Naissance de Louis Nicolas Davout, maréchal d’Empire, prince d’Eckmuhl et duc d’Auerstaedt († 1 er juin 1823).. Issu d’une famille de petite noblesse, Davout fait ses premières armes dans l’armée de l’Ancien Régime avant d’embrasser les idées révolutionnaires et de devenir dès 1791 chef de bataillon des volontaires de l’Yonne.
28 de abr. de 2024 · Location: Russia. Participants: France. French invasion of Russia, (June 24–December 5, 1812), invasion of the Russian Empire by Napoleon I ’s Grande Armée. The Russians adopted a Fabian strategy, executing a prolonged withdrawal that largely denied Napoleon a conclusive battle.
