The Napoleonic Marshals & Generals

Napoleon I had a team of loyal marshals & generals which enabled his military success. These images display all the principal soldiers in Napoleon I life. 


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The Austerlitz Table, inlaid with Sevres plaques commemorating Napoleon's victory at Austerlitz, 1808-10 (gold & porcelain) , French School, (19th century) / Musee National du Chateau de Malmaison, Rueil-Malmaison, France / Bridgeman Images
Between the rays stand the portraits of eleven marshals and two Grands Officiers de la Maison de l'Empereur, all with their noble titles: Murat (Joachim-Napoléon), King of the Two Sicilies; Augereau, Duc de Castiglione; Soult, Duc de Dalmatie; Mortier, Duc de Trévise; Davout, Duc d'Auerstaedt; Marmont, Duc de Raguse; Caulaincourt, Duc de Vicence, Grand Ecuyer; Duroc, Duc de Frioul, Grand Maréchal du Palais; Bessières, Duc d'Istries; Ney, Duc d'Elchingen; Lannes, Duc de Montebello; Bernadotte, Prince de Ponto-Corvo; and Berthier, Prince and et Duc de Neufchâtel.
 
 

Image of a Portrait of General Louis Charles Antoine Desaix, 1797 (oil on canvas on ivory), Guerin, Jean-Urbain (1761-1836) / French, Musée-Hôtel Bertrand, Chateauroux, France, Photo © Photo Josse / Bridgeman Images

Portrait of General Louis Charles Antoine Desaix, 1797 (oil on canvas on ivory), Guerin, Jean-Urbain (1761-1836) / French, Musée-Hôtel Bertrand, Chateauroux, France, Photo © Photo Josse / Bridgeman Images

 

Image of General Charles Pichegru (1761-1804) (oil on canvas), Caminade, Alexandre-Francois (1789-1862) / French, Chateau de Versailles, France, © Bridgeman Images

General Charles Pichegru (1761-1804) (oil on canvas), Caminade, Alexandre-Francois (1789-1862) / French, Chateau de Versailles, France, © Bridgeman Images

 

Image of Portrait of Louis Nicolas Davout (1770-1823) Prince of Eckmuhl, Duc d'Auerstaedt and Marshal of France, c.1852 (oil on canvas), Marzocchi de Belluci, Tito (1800-71) / French, Château de Versailles, France, © Bridgeman Images

Portrait of Louis Nicolas Davout (1770-1823) Prince of Eckmuhl, Duc d'Auerstaedt and Marshal of France, c.1852 (oil on canvas), Marzocchi de Belluci, Tito (1800-71) / French, Château de Versailles, France, © Bridgeman Images

 

Image of Campaign (Expedition) of Egypt (1798 - 1801). “” Portrait of General Charles Antoine Desaix de Veygoux (1768 - 1800) reading an agenda of General Bonaparte to two Egyptians during the Expedition of Egypt an IX of the Republic “””” Painting by Andrea Appiani the groin (1754 - 1817) Sun. 1,15 x 0.88m. 18th century. - Campaign of Egypt (1798 - 1800) / Musee et Domaine National de Versailles, France, © Photo Josse / Bridgeman Images

Campaign of Egypt (1798 - 1801). “Portrait of General Charles Antoine Desaix de Veygoux (1768 - 1800) reading an agenda of General Bonaparte to two Egyptians during the Expedition of Egypt an IX of the Republic “ Painting by Andrea Appiani the groin (1754 - 1817) Sun. 1,15 x 0.88m. 18th century. - Campaign of Egypt (1798 - 1800) / Musee et Domaine National de Versailles, France, © Photo Josse / Bridgeman Images

 

Image of Charles-Pierre-Francois Augereau (1757-1816) Duke of Castiglione (oil on canvas), © Bridgeman Images

Image of Charles-Pierre-Francois Augereau (1757-1816) Duke of Castiglione (oil on canvas), © Bridgeman Images

 

Image of SYC6333625: Jean Lannes, 1834 (oil on canvas), Volpeliere, Julie (a.1790 - 1842) / Musee des Armees, Hotel des Invalides, Paris, France, Photo © Sylvain Collet / Bridgeman Images

Jean Lannes, 1834 (oil on canvas), Volpeliere, Julie (a.1790 - 1842) / Musee des Armees, Hotel des Invalides, Paris, France, Photo © Sylvain Collet / Bridgeman Images

 

Image of a Portrait of Marechal Soult, Duc de Dalmatie, c.1819 - 35 (oil on canvas), Court, Joseph Desire (1797 - 1865) / The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham, UK / © Bowes Museum / Bridgeman Images

Image of a Portrait of Marechal Soult, Duc de Dalmatie, c.1819 - 35 (oil on canvas), Court, Joseph Desire (1797 - 1865) / The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham, UK / © Bowes Museum / Bridgeman Images

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