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Louis-Nicolas d'Avout was born on May 10, 1770 at Annoux, Yonne, France. He was the son of Jean-François d'Avout and his wife Françoise-Adélaïde Minard de Velars.
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Opérations du 3e Corps, 1806-1807 (Classic Reprint) (French Edition)
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Les Cent-Jours (French Edition)
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Louis-Nicolas d'Avout
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also known as
Iron Marshal
Education
He was trained at the military schools of Auxerre and Paris, and entered the army as a sublieutenant of cavalry in 1788.
Career
Having early embraced the revolutionary cause, he was elected chief of a battalion of volunteers in 1791 and gained a brilliant reputation in the campaigns of the north in 1792, Belgium in 1793, the Rhine in 1794-1797, and Egypt from 1798 to 1799. During the last he established himself in the favor of Napoleon, was made general of a division in 1800, and commanded the cavalry in Napoleon's second campaign in Italy from 1800 to 1801. Created marshal in 1804, he commanded the third corps of the grand army in 1805-1806, turning the Battle of AuerstädtAuerstadt into a sweeping French victory. He was made governor of the Duchy of Warsaw in 1807 and received the titles of Duke of Auerstadt in 1808 and Prince of Eckmuhl in 1809. Placed in command of the German armies of Napoleon in 1810, he served throughout the Russian campaign of 1812; and during the disastrous retreat from Moscow he remained loyal to Napoleon, resisting the Russians until the actual abdication of the emperor. Serving as minister of war during the Hundred Days, he obtained troops and supplies for Bonaparte. After the Battle of Waterloo and the restoration of the Bourbons, Davout lost his titles and prestige for a time; but in 1819 he was made a peer of France, in which capacity he served until his death.
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Les Cent-Jours (French Edition)
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Opérations du 3e Corps, 1806-1807 (Classic Reprint) (French Edition)
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Les Cent-Jours (French Edition)
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He married Louise Aimée Julie Davout in 1801 and who remained with him until his death.
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France