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Louis-Nicolas Davout

1770 - 1823

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Louis-Nicolas d'Avout (French: [lwi nikɔla davu]; 10 May 1770 – 1 June 1823), better known as Davout, 1st Prince of Eckmühl, 1st Duke of Auerstaedt, was a French military commander and Marshal of the Empire who served during both the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. His talent for war, along with his reputation as a stern disciplinarian, earned him the nickname "The Iron Marshal" (Le Maréchal de fer). He is ranked along with Marshals André Masséna, Louis-Gabriel Suchet, and Jean Lannes as one of Napoleon's finest commanders. His loyalty and obedience to Napoleon were absolute. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis-Nicolas Davout is the 131st most popular military personnel (down from 115th in 2019), the 470th most popular biography from France (down from 382nd in 2019) and the 11th most popular French Military Personnel.

Louis-Nicolas Davout was a French general who was most famous for his victory at the Battle of Auerstadt.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Louis-Nicolas Davout ranks 131 out of 2,058. Before him are Miloš Obilić, Akechi Mitsuhide, Stilicho, Muhammad bin Qasim, Semyon Timoshenko, and Cimon. After him are Vasily Chuikov, Hermann Hoth, Jean-de-Dieu Soult, Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, Axel von Fersen the Younger, and Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1770, Louis-Nicolas Davout ranks 6. Before him are Ludwig van Beethoven, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Frederick William III of Prussia, Friedrich Hölderlin, and Bertel Thorvaldsen. After him are William Wordsworth, William Clark, Louis-Gabriel Suchet, François Gérard, Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom, and Adam Jerzy Czartoryski. Among people deceased in 1823, Louis-Nicolas Davout ranks 4. Before him are Pope Pius VII, Edward Jenner, and David Ricardo. After him are Lazare Carnot, Giovanni Battista Belzoni, Jacques Charles, Charles François Dumouriez, André-Jacques Garnerin, Ann Radcliffe, Rafael del Riego, and Abraham-Louis Breguet.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis-Nicolas Davout ranks 470 out of 6,770. Before him are Alexis Carrel (1873), Paul Éluard (1895), Jean Fouquet (1420), Étienne Bonnot de Condillac (1714), Gaspard Monge (1746), and Louis III of France (863). After him are François-Noël Babeuf (1760), Lazare Carnot (1753), Jean-de-Dieu Soult (1769), Jean-François Lyotard (1924), Albert Lebrun (1871), and Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron (1799).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In France

Among military personnels born in France, Louis-Nicolas Davout ranks 11. Before him are Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757), Alfred Dreyfus (1859), Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan (1611), Eugène de Beauharnais (1781), Ferdinand Foch (1851), and Theodor Eicke (1892). After him are Jean-de-Dieu Soult (1769), André Masséna (1758), Joseph Joffre (1852), Jean Lannes (1769), Louis-Alexandre Berthier (1753), and Louis, Grand Condé (1621).

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