Nicolas Charles Oudinot (April 25, 1767 - September 13, 1847), duke of Reggio, was a marshal of France. Download high resolution version (602x654, 423 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... 1767 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Reggio is the name of two Italian towns: Reggio Emilia, in the North, sometimes called Reggio nell Emilia or, in ancient times, Reggio di Lombardia or Reggio di Modena Reggio Calabria, in the South (also called Reggio di Calabria) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other... The Marshal of France (maréchal de France) was one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France. ...

He came of a bourgeois family in Lorraine, and was born at Bar-le-duc. He soon decided on a military career, and served in the regiment of Medoc from 1784 to 1787, when, having no hope of promotion on account of his non-noble birth, he retired with the rank of sergeant. The French Revolution changed his fortunes, and in 1792, on the outbreak of war, he was elected lieutenant-colonel of the 3rd battalion of the volunteers of the Meuse. His gallant defence of the little fort of Bitsch in the Vosges in 1792 drew attention to him; he was transferred to the regular army in November 1793, and after serving in numerous actions on the Belgian frontier he was promoted general of brigade in June 1794 for his conduct at the Battle of Kaiserslautern. Bourgeois at the end of the thirteenth century. ... Capital Metz Area 23,547 km² Regional President Jean-Pierre Masseret Population  - 2005 estimate  - 1999 census  - Density 2,310,376 98/km² Arrondissements 19 Cantons 157 Communes 2,337 Départements Meurthe-et-Moselle Meuse Moselle Vosges Lorraine ( German: Lothringen) is a historical area in present-day northeast France. ... Bar-le-Duc is a town in northeastern France, in the Meuse département, of which it is the préfecture (capital). ... The Médoc is one of the most famous of the French wine-growing regions, consisting of the region in the département of Gironde, on the left bank of the Gironde estuary, north of Bordeaux. ... This article is about the rank of sergeant. ... The period of the French Revolution in the history of France covers the years between 1789 and 1799, in which democrats and republicans overthrew the absolute monarchy and the Roman Catholic Church was forced to undergo radical restructuring. ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... In the U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a commissioned officer superior to a major and inferior to a colonel. ... Meuse is a département in northeast France, named after the Meuse River. ... Vosges is a French département, named after the Vosges mountain range. ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... General is a military rank, in most nations the highest rank, although some nations have the higher rank of Field Marshal. ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

He continued to serve with distinction on the German frontier under Hoche, Pichegru and Moreau, and was repeatedly wounded and once (in 1795) taken prisoner. He was Andre Massena's right hand all through the great Swiss campaign of 1799--first as a general of division, and then as chief of the staff--and won extraordinary distinction at the Battle of Zurich. He was present under Massena at the defence of Genoa, and so distinguished himself at the Battle of Monzambano that Napoleon presented him with a sword of honour. He was made inspector-general of infantry, and, on the establishment of the empire, given the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, but was not included in the first creation of marshals. Louis Lazare Hoche (June 24, 1768 - September 19, 1797) was a French general. ... Charles Pichegru (February 16, 1761 _ April 15, 1804), French general, was born at Arbois, or, according to Charles Nodier, at Les Planches, near Lons-le-Saulnier. ... Jean Victor Marie Moreau Jean Victor Marie Moreau (February 4, 1763 - September 2, 1813), French general, was born at Morlaix in Brittany. ... Andr Mass na (May 6, 1758 - April 4, 1817), Duke of Rivoli, Prince of Essling, was a French soldier in the armies of Napoleon and a Marshal of France. ... A number of battles have been fought at or near Zürich in Switzerland: Zürich was besieged during the Old Zürich War, 1443–1446 There were two Battles of Zürich during the war between France and the Second Coalition (1798 – 1800) First Battle of Zürich, 4 June 1799 – 7 June 1799... Alternate uses, see Genoa (disambiguation). ... Bonaparte as general Napoleon Bonaparte ( 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general of the French Revolution and was the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from November 11, 1799 to May 18, 1804, then as Emperor of the French (Empereur des Français... French Legion of Honor The Légion dhonneur (in Legion of Honor (AmE) or Legion of Honour (ComE)) is an Order of Chivalry awarded by the President of France. ...

He was, however, elected a member of the chamber of deputies, but had little time to devote to politics. He took a leading role in the war of 1805, commanding the famous division of "grenadiers Oudinot," made up of hand-picked troops and organized by him, with which he seized the Vienna bridges, received a wound at Hollabrünn, and delivered the decisive blow at Austerlitz. In 1806 he won the Battle of Ostrolenka, and fought with resolution and success at the Battle of Friedland. In 1808 he was made governor of Erfurt and count of the Empire, and in 1809, after displaying brilliant courage at Wagram, he was promoted to the rank of marshal. He was made duke of Reggio, and received a large money grant in April 1810. Oudinot administered the government of the Kingdom of Holland from 1810 to 1812, and commanded the II corps of the Grande Armée in the Russian campaign. He was present at Lützen and Bautzen, and when holding the independent command of the corps directed to take Berlin was defeated at the battle of Gross Beeren. He was then superseded by Marshal Ney, but the latter was defeated at the Battle of Dennewitz. In the Battle of Austerlitz (December 2, 1805), part of the Napoleonic Wars against the Third Coalition, a French army of approximately 68,000 troops under Napoleons command decisively defeated a joint Russo-Austrian army of over 89,000 troops, commanded by Russian General Kutuzov and Austrian General von... 1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Battle of Friedland was fought on June 14, French victory under Napoleon Bonaparte against the Russians under General Benigssen. ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Map of Germany showing Erfurt Erfurt [ˈɛrfʊrt] is a city in central Germany. ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Battle of Wagram, around the isle of Lobau on the Danube and on the plain of the Marchfeld around the village of 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 Napoleon... Reggio is the name of two Italian towns: Reggio Emilia, in the North, sometimes called Reggio nell Emilia or, in ancient times, Reggio di Lombardia or Reggio di Modena Reggio Calabria, in the South (also called Reggio di Calabria) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other... The Kingdom of Holland 1806 - 1810 (Koninkrijk Holland in Dutch, Royaume dHollande in French) was set up by Napoleon Bonaparte as a puppet kingdom for his third brother, Louis Bonaparte, in order to better control the Netherlands. ... La Grande Armée (in English, the Big or Grand Army) is the French military term for the main force in a military campaign. ... This Battle of Lützen happened as Napoleons army was on the way home from its Russian disaster. ... The Battle of Bautzen was fought on May 21, French victory under Napoléon Bonaparte against the Kingdom of Prussians and Russians. ... Berlin (pronounced: , German ) is the capital of Germany and its largest city, with 3,426,000 inhabitants (as of January 2005); down from 4. ... Michel Ney, Marshal of France Michel Ney (January 10, 1769 – December 7, 1815) called Le Rougeaud (the ruddy) and le Brave des Braves (the bravest of the brave) was a marshal of the French army who fought in the French Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars. ...

Oudinot was not disgraced. He held important commands at Leipzig and in the campaign of 1814. On Napoleon's abdication, he rallied to the new government, and was made a peer by King Louis XVIII. Unlike many of his old comrades, he did not desert to his former master in 1815. His last active service was in the French invasion of Spain in 1823, in which he commanded a corps and was for a time governor of Madrid. He died as governor of Les Invalides. Oudinot was not, and made no pretence of being, a great commander, but he was a great general of division. He was the beau-ideal of an infantry general, energetic, conversant with detail, and in battle as resolute and skilful as any of Napoleon's marshals. Louis XVIII (November 17, 1755 - September 16, 1824) was King of France from 1814 (although he declared that he considered his reign to have begun in 1795) until his death in 1824. ... 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Coat of arms The Plaza de España square Madrid, the capital of Spain, is located in the center of the country at 40°25′ N 3°45′ W. Population of the city of Madrid proper was 3,093,000 (Madrilenes, madrileños) as of 2003 estimates. ... The church at the Invalides, with its dome Les Invalides in Paris, France consists of a complex of buildings in the 7th arrondissement, now containing museums and monuments, all relating to Frances military history, as well as a hospital and a retirement home for war veterans, the buildings...

External links

• Maréchal Oudinot (http://perso.wanadoo.fr/buddyop/napoleon/personnages/marechaux/Oudinot.htm) at Miranda Clément's Napoléon 1er page (French) The Oudinot Family still lives today and holds the dukedom of Reggio and it's corresponding lesser-titles. Since then, the Oudinot family has broken off to junior branches such as Oudineau, Oudinet, and Odinet.
• http://www.napoleonguide.com/marshal_oudinot.htm

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