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(The post of Marshal of France during the age of Napoleon ...)
The post of Marshal of France during the age of Napoleon was a much sought after honour, carrying with it riches, titles and land grants enough to satisfy the dreams of every French soldier. It did, however, carry with it the possibility of hardship, wounds and possible death in the firing line of the many battlefields across Europe. Few men who attained the dignity can said to have seen as much fighting as Marshal Oudinot, or to have faced death with such sang-froid as he. Once asked by Napoleon if he feared death, he replied, "Sire, I haven't had the time." He was constantly at the forefront of the fighting and became the most wounded of the Marshalate, having no fewer than 30 wounds to show in the service of France. His memoirs were collected and gathered together by his second wife soon after his death and are filled with the gripping and often brutally bloody action of the Napoleonic battlefield. They are in the main focussed on the latter part of his career - through the snows of Russia in 1812 to the end of Napoleons reign in 1812. Author Oudinot, Nicolas Charles, duc de Reggio, 1767-1848. Author Oudinot, Eugénie de Coucy, duchesse de Reggio, 1791-1868. Text taken, whole and complete, from the edition published in New York, D. Appleton and co., 1897. Original Page Count viii, 474 p. Illustrations 2 Portraits
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ De L'armée Et De Son Application Aux Travaux D'utilité Publique Nicolas-Charles-Victor Oudinot Dumaine, 1845
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Nicolas Charles Oudinot was born in 25 April, 1767 Bar-le-Duc, France. He was the son of Nicolas Oudinot and Marie Anne Adam, the only one of their nine children to live to adulthood.
His father was brewer, farmer and distiller of brandy in Bar-le-Duc, Lorraine. He decided upon 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.
He had a passion for 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 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.
He continued to serve with the greatest distinction on the German frontier under Hoche, Pichegru and Moreau, and was repeatedly wounded and once (in 1795) made prisoner. He was Massena's right hand all through the great Swiss campaign of 1799-first as a general of division, to which grade he was promoted in April, 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 combat of Monzambano that Napoleon presented him with a sword of honour.
He took a conspicuous part in the war of 1805 in command of the famous division of the " grenadiers Oudinot, " formed of picked troops and organized by him, with which he seized the Vienna bridges, received a wound at Hollabriinn, and delivered the decisive blow at Austerlitz.
Oudinot administered the government of Holland from 1810 to 1812, and commanded the II corps of the Grande Armee in the Russian campaign. He was present at Lxitzen and Bautzen, and when holding the independent command of the corps directed to take Berlin was defeated at Gross Beeren (see Napoleonic Campaigns).
He was then superseded by Ney, but the mischief was too great to be repaired, and Ney was defeated at Dennewitz. Oudinot was not disgraced, however, holding important commands at Leipzig and in the campaign of 1814.
On the abdication of Napoleon he rallied to the new government, and was made a peer by Louis XVIII, and, unlike many of his old comrades, he did not desert to his old 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 the Invalides on the 13th of September 1847.
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, thoroughly conversant with detail, and in battle as resolute and skilful as any of the marshals of Napoleon.
Unlike his father he was a cavalryman, and as such held command of the cavalry school at Saumur (1822 - 1830), and the inspector- generalcy of cavalry (1836 - 1848). He is chiefly known as the commander of the French expedition which besieged and took Rome in 1840 and re-established the temporal power of the pope.
After the coup d'etat of the 2nd of December 1851, in resistance to which he took a prominent part, he retired from military and political life, dying at Paris on the 7th of June 1863.
The 2nd duke wrote Apergu historique sur la dignite de marechal de France (1833); Considerations sur les ordres militaires de Saint Louis, &c. (1833); L'Emploi des troupes aux grands travaux d'ulilite publique (1839); De la Cavalerie et du casernement des troupes d cheval (1840) ; Des Remonles de I'armee (1840); and a brief account of his Italian operations of 1849.
In 1806 he won the battle of Ostrolenka, and fought with resolution and success at 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.
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. He was at this time elected a member of the chamber of deputies, but he had little time to devote to politics.
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He married first, in September 1789 Charlotte Derlin (1768 – 1810) and had 7 children. He married secondly in January 1812 Eugenie de Coucy (1791 – 1868) and had 4 children.
wife (1808) of general Pierre Claude Pajol
(1808 – 1893)
(1795 – 1865), wife (1811) of general Guillaume Latrille de Lorencez
(1796 – 1805)
(1817 – 1896)
(1801 – 1882)
(1816 – 1909)
(1799 – 1835)
(1822 – 1891)
(1819 – 1858)
Oudinot's eldest son, Charles Nicolas Victor, 2nd duke of Reggio (1791 - 1863), lieutenant-general, served through the later campaigns of Napoleon from 1809 to 1814, being in the latter year promoted major for gallant conduct.
