Napoleon's Marshals: Berthier, Lannes, Davout.

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Davout routing an entire Prussian army with a single corps is like a grown man breaking into your house, and your eight-year-old son fights him off.

Davout knocking out an entire Prussian Army with III corps was just incredible. Of course hes ranked number 1

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Berthier truly was a master of diplomacy. He convinced his wife and mistress to live together in the same house, truly a legend!

Lannes is the prototype of the « romantic hero ». Deadly in the battle but so kind outside of the field. And a real friend to the emperor. One of the very few to speak to Napoleon plainly and frankly.

“ill show you that before i was a marshal i was a grenadier, and still am!” Lannes Bravery and leadership abilities were awe-inspiring his death was the saddest of all the Marshals in my opinion.

Napoleon once said it is impossible to give Marshal to everyone who deserves it. There are lots of small stories about colonels and generals of his army. Some of colonels even refused to be promouted to higher ranks coz they did not want to leave their regiments.

Nietzsche’s idea that Napoleon had reignited the flame of antiquity is so incredibly true, especially after you read about Marshall Lannes. He was something akin to a hero from antiquity.

French officer: Marshal Davout, they outnumber us 3 to 1!! Davout: "Then it is an even fight".

"Terror Belli, Decus Pacis" the words permanently inscribed in my head after this series.

That's why I love Berthier, a man that knows his limitations is a rare thing.

" History may never see such an extraordinary, diverse, and colorful collection of military commanders again. " What a line to end this series! Bravo!

I once read that following the end of the Napoleonic Wars there existed this saying among the French People: "The Emperor lost Lannes too soon, gained Suchet too late and didn't use Davout when he needed him the most". PS: THANKS A BUNCH FOR THIS SWEET RIDE OF MILITARY HEAVEN, Epic History TV, IT'S BEEN A BLAST!!! 👏 👏 👏 👏 Overall, I appreciate the standards you've set for summarizing the merits of the Eagle's top adjutants and agree with them 👍 (the only notable exceptions to that being Murat and Masséna, who I feel deserve to have been ranked Better in spite of their Flaws). For someone who will always have tons of History to yet learn, it's always la crème de la crème listening to experts such as you!!! 👌👌

Lannes may have had the saddest death, but Berthier suffered the most (of those who did not get killed horribly). Never got the glory for all those victories, but had to do all the work necessary to make those victories possible as well as taking all of Napoleon's ill-tempered, and unjustified, abuse. A toast to all the staff officers at there, past and present!

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Damn Lannes. His passing nearly brought me to tears. A loyal and brave friend, his passing was accurately depicted by the tv series “Napoleon” 2002. He and the marshals of Napoleon’s inner circle were the most talented, courageous, skilful and loyal warriors of their time. And now I know why Napoleon has so many successes upon the field of battle: He had the best entourage a leader could ever hope to have.

Berthier was The Brain Lannes was The Heart Davout was The Sword