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Marshal Oudinot-soldier of the First Empire of France
Nicholas Charles Oudinot, 1st Comte Oudinot, Duc de Reggio and
Marshal of Napoleon Bonaparte's France was not born in the unusual
style of the great men of the First Empire, but far from the
opportunities that might lead to greatness. One of nine children
and the son of a brewer, distiller and farmer in Lorraine, Oudinot
served as an ordinary soldier during the 1780s eventually resigning
with the rank of sergeant after despairing of failing to achieve
further promotion. The French Revolution then cast opportunity at
his feet as only great social turmoil can and created the chance to
rise through merit in ways impossible during the days of the old
regime it swept aside. As a lieutenant colonel of volunteers in
1793 his action in the defence of the fort at Bitsch brought him to
the notice of influential commanders and he was transferred to the
regular army where recognition for his talent in numerous actions,
but particularly at Kaiserslautern in 1794, won him promotion to
general of brigade. Now Oudinot began to keep company with the
great soldiers of France and he proved himself consistently on the
battlefield, rising to inspector general of infantry and winning
both the sword of honour and the grand cross of the Legion of
Honour. By 1809 Oudinot had joined the elite ranks of the Marshals
of France. He fought at Schongrabern, decisively at Austerlitz, at
Friedland, Wagram, on the Russian Campaign, Lutzen, Bautzen,
Leipzig and in the campaign to Napoleon's fall in 1814. Oudinot
supported the Bourbon Restoration and did not rally to his former
master's flag during the Hundred Days. This account of the
Marshal's life and career is ably assisted by contributions from
his wife. This book is, of course, essential reading for all those
interested in the Napoleonic age and especially in the actions of
its most outstanding military figures.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
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