Napoleon's Marshals: Saint-Cyr, Oudinot, Victor, Murat.
In 1804 Napoleon created 18 'Marshals of the Empire', to serve as the senior officers of the Grande Arme. He created a further 8 before his abdication. A few were aristocrats, but others were the sons of shopkeepers or tailors. The most favoured became princes and kings. Among their ranks were…
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