biography
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Grouchy, Emmanuel, Marquis de
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pronunciation:
[grooshee]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1766–1847)
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| biography:
| French Napoleonic soldier, born in Paris, France. He greatly distinguished himself in Italy (1798), fought in the Russian campaign of 1812, and after Leipzig, covered the retreat of the French. On Napoleon's escape from Elba, he destroyed the Bourbon opposition in the S of France, and helped to rout Blücher at Ligny, but failed to play an effective part at Waterloo due to misleading orders (1815). After Waterloo, as commander-in-chief of the broken armies of France, he led them skilfully back towards the capital; then, resigning, he retired to the USA. He returned in 1819, and was reinstated as marshal in 1831. |
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