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First French Empire. Bourbon Restoration. Michel Ney, 1st Prince de la Moskowa, 1st Duke of Elchingen ( pronounced [miʃɛl nɛ]; 10 January 1769 – 7 December 1815), was a French military commander and Marshal of the Empire who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars .
Jun 4, 2024 · Michel Ney (born January 10, 1769, Sarrelouis, France—died December 7, 1815, Paris) was one of the best known of Napoleon’s marshals (from 1804). He pledged his allegiance to the restored Bourbon monarchy when Napoleon abdicated in 1814.
Jan 24, 2017 · Napoléon’s beloved Marshal Michel Ney went down swinging a broken sword for France—only to face a firing squad of his countrymen. Napoléon Bonaparte called him “a lion” and amid an army of heroes singled him out as “the bravest of the brave.”
Mar 17, 2017 · Marshal Michel Ney was one of Napoleon's most trusted commanders and saw service throughout the Wars of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars. Enlisting in the army in 1787, Ney rose through the ranks and was commissioned five years later.
The "bravest of the brave", Michel Ney was the son of a cooper who would one day rise to being one of Napoleon's most famous marshals. After enlisting in a hussar regiment in February of 1787, Ney quickly gained prominence within his unit for being an excellent rider and fencer.
Michel Ney, duke d’Elchingen, (born Jan. 10, 1769, Sarrelouis, France—died Dec. 7, 1815, Paris), French army officer, the best-known of Napoleon’s marshals. He distinguished himself in the French Revolutionary Wars and rose to general in 1799.
Distiguished by his red hair, fiery temper and combat bravery, Ney was fellow Gascon Murat 's only serious rival as the most dashing of Napoleon's marshals. He joined the royal French hussars in 1787, and was an NCO in Flanders during the opening actions against the First Coalition in 1792.
