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Michel Ney

Marshal of the EmpireFranceFrench Empire31 battles7 wars

Lifespan

1769 – 1815

17701780179018001810War of the Second Coalition · 1798-1802Napoleonic Wars · 1803-1815War of the Third Coalition · 1805-1806War of the Fourth Coalition · 1806-1807Peninsular War · 1808-1814French invasion of Russia · 1812War of the Sixth Coalition · 1813-1814Battle of Winterthur — May 27, 1799 · France · War of the Second CoalitionBattle of Elchingen — October 14, 1805 · French Empire · War of the Third CoalitionBattle of Günzburg — October 9, 1805 · France · War of the Third CoalitionBattle of Ulm — October 20, 1805 · France · Napoleonic WarsUlm Campaign — September 25, 1805 · France · War of the Third CoalitionBattle of Jena–Auerstedt — October 14, 1806 · French Empire · Napoleonic WarsBattle of Eylau — February 7, 1807 · French Empire · Napoleonic WarsBattle of Friedland — June 14, 1807 · French Empire · Napoleonic WarsBattle of Guttstadt-Deppen — June 7, 1807 · French Empire · War of the Fourth CoalitionBattle of Tudela — November 23, 1808 · France · Peninsular WarPeninsular War — May 2, 1808 · France · Napoleonic WarsBattle of Ponte Sampaio — June 7, 1809 · French Empire · Peninsular WarBattle of Puerto de Baños — August 12, 1809 · French Empire · Peninsular WarBattle of Bussaco — September 27, 1810 · France · Peninsular WarBattle of the Côa — July 24, 1810 · France · Peninsular WarBattle of Casal Novo — March 14, 1811 · France · Peninsular WarBattle of Foz de Arouce — March 15, 1811 · French Empire · Peninsular WarBattle of Pombal — March 11, 1811 · French Empire · Peninsular WarBattle of Redinha — March 12, 1811 · French Empire · Peninsular WarBattle of Berezina — November 26, 1812 · French Empire · French invasion of RussiaBattle of Borodino — September 7, 1812 · France · French invasion of RussiaBattle of Krasnoi — November 15, 1812 · France · French invasion of RussiaBattle of Valutino — August 18, 1812 · French Empire · French invasion of RussiaBattle of Vyazma — November 3, 1812 · French Empire · French invasion of RussiaFrench invasion of Russia — June 24, 1812 · French Empire · Napoleonic WarsBattle of Bautzen — May 20, 1813 · France · War of the Sixth CoalitionBattle of Dennewitz — September 6, 1813 · France · War of the Sixth CoalitionBattle of Roßlau — September 23, 1813 · French Empire · War of the Sixth CoalitionGerman campaign of 1813 — January 1, 1813 · France · War of the Sixth CoalitionBattle of Arcis-sur-Aube — March 20, 1814 · France · War of the Sixth CoalitionHundred Days — March 20, 1815 · France · Napoleonic Wars

Active service 1799–1815 — 31 battles across 7 wars; first command at age 30.

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Michel Ney, 1st Prince de la Moskowa, 1st Duke of Elchingen, was a French military commander and Marshal of the Empire who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.

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Battles (31)

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