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Louis-Nicolas Davout

1770 - 1823

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Louis-Nicolas d'Avout (French pronunciation: [lwi nikɔla davu]; 10 May 1770 – 1 June 1823), better known as Davout, 1st Prince of Eckmühl, 1st Duke of Auerstaedt, was a French military commander and Marshal of the Empire who served during both the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. His talent for war, along with his reputation as a stern disciplinarian, earned him the nickname "The Iron Marshal" (Le Maréchal de fer). He is ranked along with Marshals André Masséna and Jean Lannes as one of Napoleon's finest commanders. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis-Nicolas Davout has received more than 724,738 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Louis-Nicolas Davout is the 126th most popular military personnel (down from 121st in 2019), the 390th most popular biography from France (up from 409th in 2019) and the 11th most popular French Military Personnel.

Louis-Nicolas Davout was a French general who was most famous for his victory at the Battle of Auerstadt.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Louis-Nicolas Davout ranks 126 out of 1,468. Before him are Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Ludwig Beck, Nero Claudius Drusus, George S. Patton, Michael Wittmann, and Bohemond I of Antioch. After him are Walther von Brauchitsch, Zhao Yun, Michiel de Ruyter, Yakov Dzhugashvili, Werner von Blomberg, and Perdiccas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1770, Louis-Nicolas Davout ranks 6. Before him are Ludwig van Beethoven, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Frederick William III of Prussia, Friedrich Hölderlin, and Bertel Thorvaldsen. After him are William Wordsworth, François Gérard, Anton Reicha, Adam Jerzy Czartoryski, Princess Carolina of Parma, and Louis-Gabriel Suchet. Among people deceased in 1823, Louis-Nicolas Davout ranks 4. Before him are Edward Jenner, David Ricardo, and Pope Pius VII. After him are Lazare Carnot, Jacques Charles, Giovanni Battista Belzoni, Ann Radcliffe, André-Jacques Garnerin, Charles François Dumouriez, Abraham-Louis Breguet, and Edmund Cartwright.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis-Nicolas Davout ranks 390 out of 6,011. Before him are Dagobert I (611), Fernandel (1903), Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran (1845), Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1645), Philip the Bold (1342), and Robert Delaunay (1885). After him are Ernest Renan (1823), Stephen, King of England (1095), Claude Bernard (1813), Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot (1725), Pierre Bayle (1647), and Eugène François Vidocq (1775).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In France

Among military personnels born in France, Louis-Nicolas Davout ranks 11. Before him are Alfred Dreyfus (1859), Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan (1611), Ferdinand Foch (1851), Eugène de Beauharnais (1781), Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757), and Theodor Eicke (1892). After him are Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse (1045), André Masséna (1758), Louis, Grand Condé (1621), Jean Lannes (1769), Louis-Alexandre Berthier (1753), and Joseph Joffre (1852).

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