The Iron Marshall: A Biography of Louis N. Davout

by John G. Gallaher

Book Overview

This first biography in English of Davout, the most successful of Napoleon's com­manders, made Marshal of the Empire, places the man in historical perspective.

Louis N. d'Avout (later Davout) was born in 1770. He died in 1823, having lived a life encompassing the span of French history from the Revolution to the restoration of Louis XVIII. He was born into an old and distinguished military Burgundian family and served France as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809306913
• ISBN13: 9780809306916
• Release Date: May 1976
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"