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Marshal of France was the highest military rank in France before the revolution. After the revolution it was abolished as an elitest rank, but in 1804 Napoleon reinstated it as part of his attempts to rebuild a system of honours in France. Napoleon appointed twenty six marshals between 1804 and 1815.
Name |
Lived |
Notes and titles |
Date appointed |
1757-1816 |
Duc de Castiglione |
19.05.1804 |
|
1763-1844 |
Later King Charles XIV of Sweden |
19.05.1804 |
|
1753-1815 |
Prince de Neuchatel, suicide or murdered? |
19.05.1804 |
|
1763-1813 |
Duc D’Istrie, Killed in battle |
19.05.1804 |
|
1763-1815 |
Murdered by a loyalist mob |
19.05.1804 |
|
1770-1823 |
Prince de Eckmuhl, Duc d’Auerstadt |
19.05.1804 |
|
1764-1830 |
Later Marquis de St.Cyr |
27.08.1812 |
|
1766-1847 |
Marquis |
03.06.1815 |
|
1762-1833 |
|
19.05.1804 |
|
1735-1820 |
Duc de Valmy |
19.05.1804 |
|
1769-1809 |
Killed in battle |
19.05.1804 |
|
1755-1820 |
Duc de Danzig |
19.05.1804 |
|
1765-1840 |
Duc de Tarente |
12.07.1809 |
|
1774-1852 |
Duc de Raguse |
12.07.1809 |
|
1758-1817 |
Prince d’Essling Duc de Rivoli |
19.05.1804 |
|
1754-1842 |
Duc de Conegliano |
19.05.1804 |
|
1768-1835 |
Duc de Trevise |
19.05.1804 |
|
1767-1815 |
King of Naples, Grand Duke of Berg, death by firing squad |
19.05.1804 |
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1769-1815 |
Prince de la Moskowa, Duc D’Elchingen, death by firing squad |
19.05.1804 |
|
1767-1847 |
Duc de Reggio |
12.07.1809 |
|
1754-1818 |
Later Marquis de Perignon |
19.05.1804 |
|
1763-1813 |
Drowned in battle |
16.10.1813 |
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1742-1819 |
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19.05.1804 |
|
1769-1851 |
Duc de Dalmatie |
19.05.1804 |
|
1770-1826 |
Duc d’Albufera |
01.07.1811 |
|
1764-1841 |
Duc de Bellune |
13.07.1807 |
Napoleon's Commanders: Vol 1, Philip Haythornthwaite. Despite the emphasis on Napoleon, the scale of the Napoleonic Wars meant that his Marshals played a significant role in the early French successes. This volume covers the careers of the most important French commanders up till the Austrian campaign of 1809. [SEE MORE]
Napoleon's Commanders: Vol 2, Philip Haythornthwaite. The second volume of this set covers the last six years of the Napoleoninc Wars, from 1809 until the final defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo and focuses on those commanders who became famous during this period. [SEE MORE]
Napoleon's Marshals, Emir Bukhari. A good book but starting to look a bit dated now although the information is accurate and it is nicely illustrated with colour pictures of all the famous marshals in uniform.
Includes a brief service record of all of the main Marshals but is lacking on any great detail [SEE MORE]
