Napoleon's Marshals: Bessières, Macdonald, Masséna. Posted: December 5, 2024 | Last updated: December 5, 2024 In 1804 Napoleon created 18 'Marshals of the Empire', to serve as the senior ...

In 1804 Napoleon created 18 'Marshals of the Empire', to serve as the senior officers of the Grande Armée. He created a further 8 before his abdication in 1814. A few were aristocrats ...

Who is your favourite of Napoleon’s Marshals? As they ponder their own choice they look back at who the generals were, what made them ‘great’, and why they continue to capture the imagination.

On this special episode of Battle Lines, Roland Oliphant and guests tackle the late David Knowles’ favourite conversational gambit: Who is your favourite of Napoleon’s Marshals? As they ponder ...

They agreed never to fight an army if Napoleon was in command. If one of his marshals was in command, to go at him full force. And this worked. In the fall of 1813, the Allies caught Napoleon at ...