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<p> Peer and marshal of France, born at Sarrelouis, son of a cooper; entered the army as a private hussar in 1797; distinguished himself by his bravery in the wars of the [[Revolution]] and the Empire, and earned for himself from the army under Napoleon, and from Napoleon himself, the title of the "Brave of the braves"; on Napoleon's abdication in 1814 he attached himself to Louis XVIII., but on his return from Elba he joined Ins old master, and stood by him during the hundred days; on the second [[Restoration]] he was arrested, tried by his peers, and shot (1769-1815). </p> | Michel Ney <ref name="term_77106" /> | ||
==References == | <p> [[Peer]] and marshal of France, born at Sarrelouis, son of a cooper; entered the army as a private hussar in 1797; distinguished himself by his bravery in the wars of the [[Revolution]] and the Empire, and earned for himself from the army under Napoleon, and from Napoleon himself, the title of the "Brave of the braves"; on Napoleon's abdication in 1814 he attached himself to Louis XVIII., but on his return from [[Elba]] he joined Ins old master, and stood by him during the hundred days; on the second [[Restoration]] he was arrested, tried by his peers, and shot (1769-1815). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_77106"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/ney,+michel Michel Ney from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_77106"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/ney,+michel Michel Ney from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:46, 15 October 2021
Michel Ney [1]
Peer and marshal of France, born at Sarrelouis, son of a cooper; entered the army as a private hussar in 1797; distinguished himself by his bravery in the wars of the Revolution and the Empire, and earned for himself from the army under Napoleon, and from Napoleon himself, the title of the "Brave of the braves"; on Napoleon's abdication in 1814 he attached himself to Louis XVIII., but on his return from Elba he joined Ins old master, and stood by him during the hundred days; on the second Restoration he was arrested, tried by his peers, and shot (1769-1815).
