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NAPOLEON'S MARSHALS




[Illustration: MARSHAL NEY COVERING THE RETREAT
FROM THE PAINTING BY YVON AT VERSAILLES]




NAPOLEON'S
MARSHALS

BY

R. P. DUNN-PATTISON, M.A.

LATE LIEUTENANT ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS, AND
SOMETIME LECTURER AT MAGDALEN COLLEGE, OXFORD

WITH TWENTY ILLUSTRATIONS

METHUEN & CO.
36 ESSEX STREET W.C.
LONDON




First Published in 1909




CONTENTS


                                                          PAGE

INTRODUCTION                                                ix

SYNOPSIS OF THE MARSHALS                                 xviii

      I. LOUIS ALEXANDRE BERTHIER, MARSHAL, PRINCE OF
           WAGRAM, SOVEREIGN PRINCE OF NEUCHATEL AND
           VALANGIN                                          1

     II. JOACHIM MURAT, MARSHAL, KING OF NAPLES             23

    III. ANDRE MASSENA, MARSHAL, DUKE OF RIVOLI, PRINCE
           OF ESSLING                                       49

     IV. JEAN BAPTISTE JULES BERNADOTTE, MARSHAL, PRINCE
           OF PONTE CORVO, KING OF SWEDEN                   72

      V. JEAN DE DIEU NICOLAS SOULT, MARSHAL, DUKE OF
           DALMATIA                                         93

     VI. JEAN LANNES, MARSHAL, DUKE OF MONTEBELLO          117

    VII. MICHEL NEY, MARSHAL, DUKE OF ELCHINGEN, PRINCE
           OF MOSKOWA                                      141

   VIII. LOUIS NICOLAS DAVOUT, MARSHAL, DUKE OF AUERSTAeDT,
           PRINCE OF ECKMUeHL                               162

     IX. JACQUES ETIENNE JOSEPH ALEXANDRE MACDONALD,
           MARSHAL, DUKE OF TARENTUM                       183

      X. AUGUSTE FREDERIC LOUIS VIESSE DE MARMONT,
           MARSHAL, DUKE OF RAGUSA                         200

     XI. LOUIS GABRIEL SUCHET, MARSHAL, DUKE OF ALBUFERA   219

    XII. LAURENT GOUVION ST. CYR, MARSHAL                  231

   XIII. BON ADRIEN JEANNOT DE MONCEY, MARSHAL, DUKE
           OF CONEGLIANO                                   245

    XIV. JEAN BAPTISTE JOURDAN, MARSHAL                    251

     XV. CHARLES PIERRE FRANCOIS AUGEREAU, MARSHAL, DUKE
           OF CASTIGLIONE                                  259

    XVI. GUILLAUME MARIE ANNE BRUNE, MARSHAL               268

   XVII. ADOLPHE EDOUARD CASIMIR JOSEPH MORTIER, MARSHAL,
           DUKE OF TREVISO                                 278

  XVIII. JEAN BAPTISTE BESSIERES, MARSHAL, DUKE OF ISTRIA  286

    XIX. CLAUDE VICTOR PERRIN, MARSHAL, DUKE OF BELLUNO    296

     XX. EMMANUEL DE GROUCHY, MARSHAL                      305

    XXI. FRANCOIS CHRISTOPHE KELLERMANN, MARSHAL, DUKE
           OF VALMY                                        316

   XXII. FRANCOIS JOSEPH LEFEBVRE, MARSHAL, DUKE OF
           DANTZIG                                         322

  XXIII. NICOLAS CHARLES OUDINOT, MARSHAL, DUKE OF
           REGGIO                                          333

   XXIV. DOMINIQUE CATHERINE DE PERIGNON, MARSHAL          344

    XXV. JEAN MATHIEU PHILIBERT SERURIER, MARSHAL          349

   XXVI. PRINCE JOSEPH PONIATOWSKI, MARSHAL                354




LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS


MARSHAL NEY COVERING THE RETREAT                        _Frontispiece_
    (From the painting by Yvon at Versailles. Photo Neurdein)

                                                           FACING PAGE

ALEXANDRE BERTHIER, PRINCE OF WAGRAM                                 4
    (From an engraving after the painting by Pajou _fils_)

JOACHIM MURAT, AFTERWARDS KING OF NAPLES                            24
    (From the painting by Gerard at Versailles. Photo Neurdein)

ANDRE MASSENA, PRINCE OF ESSLING                                    51

JEAN BAPTISTE BERNADOTTE, KING OF SWEDEN                            74
    (From an engraving after the painting by Hilaire le Dru)

JEAN DE DIEU SOULT, DUKE OF DALMATIA                                96
    (From a lithograph by Delpech after the painting by Rouillard)

JEAN LANNES, DUKE OF MONTEBELLO                                    120
    (From an engraving by Amedee Maulet)

MICHEL NEY, PRINCE OF MOSKOWA                                      142
    (From an engraving after the painting by F. Gerard)

LOUIS NICOLAS DAVOUT, PRINCE OF ECKMUeHL                            167
    (From an engraving after the painting by Gautherot)

JACQUES ETIENNE MACDONALD, DUKE OF TARENTUM                        184
    (From a lithograph by Delpech)

AUGUSTE DE MARMONT, DUKE OF RAGUSA                                 202
    (From an engraving after the painting by Muneret)

LOUIS GABRIEL SUCHET, DUKE OF ALBUFERA                             220
     (From an engraving by Pollet)

GOUVION ST. CYR, COUNT                                             233
    (From an engraving after the painting by J. Guerin)

JEAN BAPTISTE JOURDAN                                              252
    (After a drawing by Ambroise Tardieu)

CHARLES PIERRE AUGEREAU, DUKE OF CASTIGLIONE                       260
    (From an engraving by Ruotte)

BRUNE                                                              268
    (From an engraving after