Vive l`Empereur

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192 years ago - 14 IX 1812 - Grandee Armee has taken Moscow :D

Vive l`Empereur :-)

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24 IX 1771 - Jean-Andoche Junot was born, french general, prince of Abrantes, commander of observation corps of Gironda, later army of Portugal

24 IX 1729 - Aleksander Suworow was born, Russian feldmarshal, prince of Italy, has won battles at Cassano, Terbbii and Novi - he has never met Napoleon on the battlefield..

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25 IX 1840 - Étienne Macdonald died, Maréchal d'Empire, prince of Tarent, he has fought well at Wagram, commanding 'great column' that has broken Austrians lines

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26 IX 1799 - general Massena wins the battle near Zurich against russian corps under Rimski-Korsakow.

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27 IX 1808 - in Erfurt talks between Napoleon and Tsar Alexander I begins

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29 IX 1758 - Horatio Nelson was born, british admiral, the most famouse and skilled 'sailor' of napoleonic age

29 IX 1760 - Michal Sokolnicki was born, polish general, fought at Hohenliden and campaign of 1812, 1813, he was chief of Grande Armee intelligence

BTW Sorry for my English :eek:

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5 X 1795 - (13 Vendémiaire'a) Bonaparte crush royalist`s uprise in Paris
5 X 1807 - prince Józef Poniatowski became minister of war in Grand Duchy of Warsaw
5 X 1837 - Hortensja de Beauharnais died, stepdaughter of Napoleon, sister of prince Eugeniusz, Ludwika Bonaparte`s wife, Napoleon`s III mother, queen of Holland

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6 X 1749 - Jean Dejean was born, french general and minister, has put big effort in creating Grande Armee, in 1812 he was in war council which has sentenced Malet to death
6 X 1805 - french army operating in Germany gets name - 'La Grande Armee' :D
6 X 1806 - the 4th coalition is formed

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13 X 1815 - Murata is executed in Pizzo in Calabria :eek:

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14 X 1805 - marshal Ney wins at Elchingen
14 X 1806 - battles at Jena (Napoleon) and Auerstedt (Davout) :D - Vive l`Empereur and Marshal Davout
14 X 1809 - peace treaty in Schönbrunn ends war of 1809

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16 X
1793 - French won at Wattignies against Austrian army
1793 - Maria Antonina is executed
1795 - Bonaparte is promoted to rank major-general (division)
1796 - Bonaparte creted Cispadan (or how it is in English) Republic
1813 - battle of Leipzig begins
1813 - Polish Prince Poniatowski :D became Maréchal d'Empire

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17 X 1793 - Kléber and Marceau win at Cholet against Vandee guerillas
17X 1797 - peace treaty at Campo Formio
17 X 1806 - Bernadotte takese Halle
17 X 1815 - Napoleon arrived at Saint Helene island :eek: :mad: :( ;(

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19 X 1718 -Victor Broglie was born, French marshal, loyal to Louis XVI
19 X 1812 - the retreat of La Grande Armee from Moscau begins :(
19 X 1813 - battle at Leipzig is lost :(
19 X 1813 - Prince Jozef Poniatowski is killed during battle of Leipzig, he was Polish general, Maréchal d'Empire, commander of all Polish troops :( , he was the greatest Polish hero :o

it was a very sad day ...

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20 X 1780 - Paulina Bonaparte was bor, one of the most beautiful woman in Napoleonic Era, Napoleons beloved sister
20 X 1805 - general Mack surrendered at Ulm :D
20 X 1806 - siege of Magdeburg begins
20 X 1822 - Thierry Hagendorp died, netherland general serving in french army, aide-de-camp of Napoleon, governor of East Prussia and Lithuania in 1812

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21 X 1757 - Pierre-François Augereau was born, Maréchal d'Empire, Castiglione Prince
21 X 1761 - Louis Bacler d'Albe was born, french general, cartogrpah, he was in every Napoleon journey/campaign, was responsible for maps, which he has been prepearing before battles
21 X 1790 - white burbon flag is replaced by blue-white-red flag ;)
21 X 1792 - general Custine takes Moguncja
21 X 1805 - the french-spain fleet is defeated in battle at Trafalgar, british admiral Horatio Nelson was killed during battle

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23 x 1766 - Emmanuel Grouchy was born, Marchel d`Empire, it was mainly his fault that Waterloo was lost :(((
23 X 1812 - general Malet tried to make Coup D'etat :eek:

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24 X 1801 - general Leclerc gets command of expedition corps who have gone on Haiti
24 X 1806 - Napoleon arrives in Potsdam
24 X 1806 - Davout takes Berlin :rolleyes:
24 X 1812 - battle of Malojaroslawice, Napoleon couldnt break through and la Grande Armee had to retreat by Smolensk road :(

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25 X 1772 - Géraud Duroc was born, french general, grand marshal of Emperors court (sorry for translation) , prince of Frioul
25 X 1811 - Suchet takes Sagunt

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2 XI 1766 - Johann von Radetzky was born, Austrian feldmarshal, fought at Essling, Wagram and Leipzig
2 XI 1802 - Charlesa Leclerca died, commander of expedition corps on Santo Domingo
2 XI 1828 - Jean-Joseph Dessolle died, french general, fought at Novi and Hohenlinden, Talavera and Ocana, prince Eugene chief of staff

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4 XI 1794 - Russian army, commanded by Suworov takes takes Warsaw
4 XI 1806 - french army marches into Poznan (Poland), the polish anti-prussian uprise begins
4 XI 1808 - Napoleon invades Spain

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8 XI 1805 - Davout beats Austrians at Mariazell.
8 XI 1806 - prussian surrenders in Magdeburgu.
8 XI 1821 - Jean Rapp died, french general, fought in Egypt, Bonaparte`s aide de camp, made great charge at Austerlitz were he defeated russian guard, wounded at Borodino and Berezyna, in 1813 he was defending Gdansk/Danzig, after Napleon lost he has gone to Switzerland

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9 XI 1765 - Louis Cesar Berthier was born, french general, brother of Louis Alexander, fought at Marengo, in 1807 he has taken Ionian Islands, marshal of cow 1807 roku dokona? w imieniu Francji zaj?cia Wysp Jo?skich
9 XI 1771 - Antoine Durosnel was born, french general, fought at Austerlitz, Jena, Golymin, Friedland, in 1812 he was war commendant of Moscow after the city was taken
9 XI 1799 - 18 Brumaire'a - Bonaparte on his road to throne :D
9 XI 1812 - Napoleon arrives to Smolensk, skirmishes at Lachowo

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17 XI 1765 - Étienne Macdonald was born, marchal d`empire, prince of Tarent, he fought well at Wagram where he was commanding center of French army
17 XI 1796 - Bonaparte wins at Arcola against Austrian army commanded by Alvinizy :D

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23 XI 1756 - Franz Ludwik Hatzfeld was born, prussich general and politic, it was him who was sent to Napoleon in 1805 to announce 'declaration of war', he arrived after Austerlitz battle and instead he congratulated Napoleon warmly for great victory ;)
23 XI 1805 - French wins at Castelfranco
23 XI 1808 - Lannes, Maréchal d'Empire, wins at Tudela
23 XI 1812 - Oudinot beats advance guard of Cziczagow army at Losznica
23 XI 1833 - Jean-Baptiste Jourdan died, Maréchal d'Empire

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For those who have some free time, there is an auction in Paris on Tuesday which could be interesting for the wealthiest !

Have a look on page 28 of this catalogue ! (the estimated price of this lot :) is on page 33 !).

http://catalogues.gazette-drouot.com/catalogue.asp?CATALOGUE=3943&PAGE=1


Michel

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1754 - Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand was born, prince of Benewent, politician, french foreign minister, removed from his post in 1807, traitor paid by Tsar Alexander and Metternich, in 1814 he was representing France at Vienna Congress
1797 - capitulation of Mantua, last austrian forces in Italy
1808 - french forces occupy Rome
1836 - Letycja Bonaparte died, Napoleon`s mother

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14 February

1763 - Jean-Victor Moreau was borned, french general, one of the best revolutionary generals, his most famous victory was at Hohenlinden in 1800, Napoleon`s rival, in 1804 he was arrested and soon he has left France, in 1813 he has betrayed his nation and became Tsar Alexander advisor, mortally wounded at Dresden
1793 - Monaco is added to France
1797 - british admiral Jarvis destroyed spanish fleet at San Vincente.
1806 - Masséna enters Neapol
1814 - Our Beloved Emperor wins at Vauchamps against Blücher :D