I n May 1804, after being proclaimed Emperor of the French, Napoleon Bonaparte awarded the title of Marshal of the French Empire to eighteen of his generals. He would go on to appoint another ...

Napoleon's Marshals Bernadotte, Augereau, Lefebvre, Mortier, Marmont. Posted: February 26, 2025 | Last updated: February 26, 2025 In 1804 Napoleon created 18 'Marshals of the Empire', to serve as ...

They agreed never to fight an army if Napoleon was in command. If one of his marshals was in command, to go at him full force. And this worked. In the fall of 1813, the Allies caught Napoleon at ...