biography
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Ney, Michel, duc d' (Duke of) Elchingen
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pronunciation:
[nay]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1769–1815)
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| biography:
| French marshal, born in Saarlouis, Germany (formerly NE France). He fought in the Revolutionary Wars, became a general of division (1799), and a marshal of the empire. Created Duke of Elchingen (1805), he distinguished himself at Jena (1806), Eylau, and Friedland (1807). He commanded the third corps of the Grand Army in the Russian campaign (1813), for which he received the title of Prince of Moskowa. After Napoleon's abdication (1814), he accepted the Bourbon restoration, but instead of obeying orders to retake Bonaparte (1815), Ney deserted to his side and led the centre at Waterloo. On Louis XVIII's second restoration, he was condemned for high treason, and shot in Paris. |
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