Examples of using "Davout" in a sentence and their english translations:
1. Marshal Davout
Bernadotte was blamed for failing to support Marshal Davout
robbing Davout of a close friend and patron.
Davout shunned court, as he always had.
of Davout’s men were either killed or wounded.
As soon as Napoleon arrived, he ordered Davout to withdraw.
In 1798, Desaix introduced Davout to his friend General Bonaparte.
Napoleon also encouraged Davout to marry Aimée Leclerc,
In 1803 Davout was given command of the Camp of Bruges,
Following the peace treaty of Tilsit, Davout became governor-general of the
Davout was in his usual post on the right wing.
Davout, the youngest and least proven of Napoleon’s Marshals,
Louis-Nicolas Davout was born into a noble family from Burgundy,
But for all his military prowess, Davout was not a popular figure.
Davout played a major part in the counter-offensive that followed,
Davout and his corps had emerged from another major campaign
Davout was a stern and effective governor of Hamburg,
Pauline Bonaparte’s sister-in-law, bringing Davout within the First Consul’s extended family.
and Davout soon proved himself a brave, highly-organised and energetic officer.
It was a tough campaign for Davout, who caught dysentery in Cairo.
Davout was not welcomed into the restored Bourbon regime
In 1791 Davout joined a local volunteer battalion, and was elected its deputy commander.
Davout and Third Corps were able to fight their way clear, and rejoin the army.
When Davout got into a row with Marshal Murat, whom he regarded as incompetent,
who was loved by the troops, and Davout, who was not.
But if Davout, not Grouchy, had commanded the Emperor’s right wing in 1815…
Following the Emperor’s defeat at Waterloo, Davout organised the defence of Paris,
The royalists had promised Davout that his officers would not be prosecuted for
Berthier had none of Murat’s glamour, nor Ney’s heroism, nor the tactical instincts of Davout.
the army’s temporary commander - Marshal Berthier – nearly left Davout to be cut off.
Davout began the 1813 campaign holding Dresden, but when Hamburg was raided
Davout and Lefebvre were the only Marshals waiting to greet him at the Tuileries Palace.
Later accepting that he must abdicate, Davout ensured Napoleon’s safe passage to the coast,
hesitant and muddled, and nearly led to Marshal Davout’s corps being encircled.
a new law barred ex-aristocrats from the army, and Davout had to resign his commission once more.
It proved a loving marriage, and great source of strength to Davout in the years ahead.
trying to turn the Russian flank. When his men were driven back, Davout rallied them,
never made it across the river. The Marshal’s role was limited to trying
On the first day of the Battle of Wagram, the Emperor criticised Davout for his slow attack.
Davout spent most of it in Hamburg in his new role as Governor-General of the Hanseatic Cities,
Napoleon gave Davout a role which - in hindsight - seems a disastrous waste of his ability.
Davout was made Minister of War and governor of Paris: vital roles, requiring a brilliant and
Davout was stripped of his rank and income, though they were restored two years later,
In 1788 Davout was commissioned into the Royal Champagne Cavalry Regiment, but within a year,
Davout was widely blamed for not turning back to rescue him, even though it would’ve been suicidal.
Davout only surrendered Hamburg in May 1814, after confirmation arrived of Napoleon’s abdication.
loyal administrator. And Davout worked miracles to raise a new army for Napoleon’s final campaign.
But he did trust Desaix’s judgement, and gave Davout a command in his army, bound for Egypt.
On the eve of the Battle of Austerlitz, Davout force-marched his corps 70 miles in 2 days,
and Davout, aged 34, became the youngest of its new Marshals. His inclusion was a surprise to
But 10 miles north of Napoleon, near Auerstedt, Davout ran straight into the main Prussian army.
Then, his line stabilised, Davout went on the offensive... and routed the enemy army.
When the report was confirmed, he sent a message back to Davout: “Tell the Marshal that he,
In 1809, with war looming with Austria, Davout rejoined Third Corps at Regensburg.