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Napoleon's Marshals: Bessières, Macdonald, Masséna.

In 1804 Napoleon created 18 'Marshals of the Empire', to serve as the senior officers of the Grande Armée. He created a further 8 before his abdication. A few were aristocrats, but others were the ...
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New DNA Evidence Reveals What Really Killed Napoleon’s Grand Army in 1812

When Napoleon Bonaparte led his Grand Army into Russia in 1812, he commanded the largest military force Europe had ever seen ...