General Kleber
Appointed by Napoleon as commander of all French forces in Egypt, Kleber was stabbed to death by a student in Cairo in 1800.
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Marshal Berthier
Another one of Napoleon's stalwarts . . .
Amusing story related by Adam Zamoyski in his book 1812 about the invasion of Russia.
The Russians refrained from engaging with the French and withdrew deeper and deeper into the countryside.
The [...]
Marshal Jean-Andoche Junot
Nicknamed "La Tempete", or "The Tempest", by his fellow soldiers, Junot was fearsome in combat, single-handedly dispatching 6 enemy soldiers by the sword in one engagement.
Unfortunately, he also suffered from advanced [...]
Marshal Ney
Ney has to be one of my all time favorite historical figures.
2 stories about him:
Upon their restoration to the throne for good, the Bourbons had him tried for treason (and executed by firing squad, as per the attached painting by [...]
