Davout
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Headed by their mayor, the citizens came out and welcomed Napoleon's Marshal Davout with open arms; the local press lavished praise on the French.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is no less an authority than Marshal Davout, the great French soldier who had for his watchword, “The world belongs to the obstinate.”
From Blood and Iron Origin of German Empire As Revealed by Character of Its Founder, Bismarck by John Hubert Greusel
About noon Davout at last arrived on the Russian left, and drove it from its position, while Saint-Hilaire again charged, and the two in combination effected the movement contemplated by the Emperor.
From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) by William Milligan Sloane
Davout was to collect his troops at Bamberg, the Poles were to remain in Warsaw, the Saxons in Dresden.
From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) by William Milligan Sloane
Davout had been the first to suggest an appeal to force, but when Napoleon recurred at last to the idea, the marshal opposed it.
From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) by William Milligan Sloane
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