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Because of the attention to detail that Davout demanded from the men under his command. Although Davout was lacking in some personal charm he was, of all of Napoleons subordinates, as trustworthy as the came. This does therefore beg the question of why Soult was made Chief of staff for the Waterloo campaign.
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When was Léopold Davout d'Auerstaedt born?
Léopold Davout d'Auerstaedt was born in 1829.
When did Léopold Davout d'Auerstaedt die?
Léopold Davout d'Auerstaedt died in 1904.
What is Louis Nicolas Davout's birthday?
Louis Nicolas Davout was born on May 10, 1770.
When was Louis Nicolas Davout born?
Louis Nicolas Davout was born on May 10, 1770.
When was Louis-Nicolas Davout born?
Louis-Nicolas Davout was born on 1770-05-10.
When did Napoléon Louis Davout d'Auerstaedt d'Eckmühl die?
Napoléon Louis Davout d'Auerstaedt d'Eckmühl died in 1853.
How old was Louis Nicolas Davout at death?
Louis Nicolas Davout died on June 1, 1823 at the age of 53.
How old is Louis Nicolas Davout?
Louis Nicolas Davout was born on May 10, 1770 and died on June 1, 1823. Louis Nicolas Davout would have been 53 years old at the time of death or 245 years old today.
When did Louis Nicolas Davout die?
Louis François died on August 22, 1711 at the age of 67.
Who was the greatest Marshal of France during the Napoleonic Wars?
There were many great ones including the well known Michel Ney. ANSWER. The best Marshal of France during the Napoleonic War was Louis Davout not only for his great gifts of commander but also his great competence in administration and logistic. It is generally thought that hadn't Napoleon left him in Paris as Minister of War, but entrusted him with an active task on the field, the outcome of the battles of Quatre Bras and Waterloo could have been far different.
How did Napoleon's success contain the seeds of his defeat?
The Napoleonic army model was all about elitism. But Napoleon needed the support, willingly or otherwise, of many nations of central Europe. He uses the armies of Bavaria;Saxony;Wurttemburg;The Confederation of the Rhine;the Grand Duchy of Warsaw & others to sustain his military dominance. Eventually it is all going to end. In time commanders such as Barclay de Tolly, the Archduke Charles & Blucher become wise to his tactics & strategic goals. They avoid him in person and attack lesser commanders of separate corps, before the defeat at Leipzig in 1813 for example. In the peninsula Napoleon never, Suchet apart, ever deals with the Spanish fully, never mind Wellington, who defeats Marshal after Marshal, none more so than at Vitoria (Marshal Jourdan & Prince Joseph, Napoleons brother) Napoleons' decline begins in 1809 at Aspern-Essling & finally ends in 1815 at Waterloo. It is a matter of conjecture quite what Wellington would have done against Napoleons mighty war machine in the high days of 1805/06: But the forces which march into Belgium in 1815 were not the same men as then, many, many were cold in their graves. Nonetheless it was a close run thing & the British lose (Probably) had Blucher not intervened. Despite the quality of the 1815 campaign, yes, it was a viable force, the French army was missing the likes of Prince Berthier, (Soult was no Chief of Staff) Murat or Lasalle, Marshal Ney was a bold Hussar, but Russia must have taken it toll, & quite why Davout is left in Paris ? The judgment of the Emperor must be called into question in many instances of his corps commanders. But he could only use what & who were available at any given time & it is said that time was the one thing the great man could never replace. Vive l'Empreur.
Who were Napoleon's marshal's?
There were 26 Marshals Napoleon relied on, are you ready, here we go Pierre Augereau Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte Louis Berthier Jean-Baptiste Bessieres Guillaume Brune Louis Davout Gouvion St Cyr Emmanuel Grouchy Jean-Baptiste Jourdan Francois Kellerman Jean Lannes Francois Lefebvre Jacques MacDonald Auguste Marmont Andre Massena Bon Adrien Moncey Eduoard Mortier Joachim Marat Michel Ney Nicholas Oudinot Dominique Perignon Josef Poniatowski Jean-Mathier Serurier Nicholas Soult Louis-Gabriel Suchet and Claude Victor
