Napoleon's Marshals: Pérignon, Brune, Sérurier, Kellermann, Grouchy, Moncey, Poniatowski, Jourdan.

Summary by Krater

This video presents Part 1 of a guide to Napoleon's Marshals, detailing the lives, backgrounds, military achievements, and fates of eight marshals from Périon to Jourdan.

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Answers: Who were Napoleon's Marshals?

• Napoleon's Marshals
• Napoleonic Wars
• French Revolutionary Wars
• Military history of France
• Marshal Pérynon
• Marshal Brune
• Marshal Sérurier
• Marshal Kellermann
• Marshal Grouchy
• Marshal Moncey
• Marshal Poniatowski
• Marshal Jourdan

What it concludes

• Napoleon founded a new empire in 1804 and restored the rank of marshal, picking 18 of France's best generals.
• Marshal Pérignon's appointment in 1804 was a political move by Napoleon to emphasize continuity with the revolution.
• Marshal Brune's appointment owed much to politics as a fiery republican and former ally of Georges Danton.
• Marshal Sérurier was a reliable if unspectacular commander who won an important victory at Mondovì.
• Marshal Kellermann's army of the centre stood its ground at Valmy, saving the infant French Republic.
• Marshal Grouchy made the fateful decision to follow written orders rather than march to join Napoleon at Waterloo, for which he has been widely blamed.