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Louis-Nicolas d'Avout (French pronunciation: [lwi nikɔla davu]; 10 May 1770 – 1 June 1823), better known as Davout, 1st Prince of Eckmühl, 1st Duke of Auerstaedt, was a French military commander and Marshal of the Empire who served during both the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.
- The Iron Marshal
- Legion of Honour
- 1788–1815
- Marshal of the Empire
Died: June 1, 1823. Cause of Death: Illness. Place of Death: Paris, France. Arc de Triomphe: DAVOUST on the east pillar. Pronunciation: Beginnings. Considered to be one of the best of Napoleon's marshals, Louis-Nicolas Davout was born in a rented farmhouse into a noble but very poor family. His father died in a hunting accident when he was eight.
May 9, 2024 · Louis-Nicolas Davout, duke of Auerstedt was a French marshal who was one of the most distinguished of Napoleon’s field commanders. Born into the noble family of d’Avout, he was educated at the École Royale Militaire in Paris and entered Louis XVI’s service as a second lieutenant in 1788.
- John G. Gallaher
DAVOUT, Louis Nicolas (10 May 1770 – 1 June 1823) Arguably the finest corps commander among Napoleon’s marshals, Davout was born in Burgundy to a minor noble family, and followed his father to the royal cavalry in 1788. Though a supporter of the French Revolution, he was dismissed from the regular army in 1791, but immediatelty elected ...
Louis-Nicolas Davout. A short biography (with portrait) of Louis-Nicolas Davout (1770-1823), Duke of Auerstaedt, Prince of Eckmühl, marshal and Minister of the First French Empire.
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On January 1, 1810, he is commander-in-chief of the Army of Germany, a position which leads him to denounce Bourienne's fraudulent activities in Hamburg. Davout is then named Governor of the Hanseatic cities, and as such, is in charge of ensuring the Continental System in Northern Europe.
(1770–1823) Marshal of France. He was made a general by Napoleon after the Battle of Marengo (1800) and marshal in 1804. One of Napoleon's ablest generals, his third corps played a major part at Austerlitz, Auerstädt, Friedland (1807), and Wagram (1809). He was responsible for organizing the army that invaded Russia in 1812.
