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Comte Antoine Drouot (January 11, 1774 - March 24, 1847) was one of Napoleon's generals. January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1774 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ...
1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ...
Born in Nancy, France, the son of a baker, he trained as an artilleryman and took part in the battles of the French Revolution where he rose through the ranks. Location within France Nancy (pronounced in French) (German: Nanzig) is a city and commune which is the préfecture (capital) of the Meurthe-et-Moselle département, in the Lorraine région of northeastern France. ...
The French Revolution (1789-1799) was a pivotal period in the history of Europe. ...
Later he had an illustrious career in the many battles of the Empire, notably, Wagram, Moscow, Lützen, Hanau and Waterloo. He became a major-general in 1805 and aide-de-camp to Napoleon in 1813. Napoleon called him le Sage de la Grande Armée (the sage of the Grand Army). He was with Napoleon during his exile to the island of Elba, and during his brief comeback known as the Hundred Days. Combatants Allies: ⢠United Kingdom, ⢠Prussia, ⢠Austria, ⢠Sweden, ⢠Russia ⢠France ⢠Denmark-Norway ⢠Poland Casualties Full list Full list The Napoleonic Wars were a series of wars fought during Napoleon Bonapartes rule over France. ...
The Battle of Wagram, around the isle of Lobau on the Danube and on the plain of the Marchfeld around the town of Deutsch-Wagram, 15 km north-east of Vienna, Austria, took place on July 5 and 6, 1809 and resulted in the decisive victory of French forces under...
Combatants Germany Soviet Union Commanders Fedor von Bock Georgi Zhukov Strength ~ 1,500,000 ~ 1,500,000 Casualties 250,000 650,000 The Battle of Moscow refers to the defense of the Soviet capital of Moscow and the subsequent counter-offensive against the German army, between October 1941 and January...
This Battle of Lützen happened as Napoleons army was on the way home from its Russian disaster. ...
Battle of Hanau was fought between French and Austro-Bavarian armies on October 30-31, 1813 during the Liberation Wars against Napoleonic France. ...
Combatants France Anglo-Allied/Prussian/ Dutch Commanders Napoléon Bonaparte Duke of Wellington Gebhard von Blücher Strength 72,000 67,000 Anglo-Dutch 60,000 Prussian (48,000 engaged by about 18:00) Casualties 25,000 22,000 Map of the Waterloo campaign The Battle of Waterloo, fought on...
Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ...
1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
An aide-de-camp (French: camp assistant) is a personal assistant, secretary, or adjutant to a person of high rank, usually a senior military officer or a head of state. ...
1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Elba (top center) from space, February 1994 Elba and the Tuscan Archipelago. ...
The Hundred Days (French Cent-Jours) or the Waterloo Campaign commonly names the period between 20 March 1815, the date on which Napoleon Bonaparte arrived in Paris after his return from Elba, and 28 June 1815, the date of the restoration of King Louis XVIII. The phrase Cent jours was...
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