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  Nicolas-Charles Oudinot
Oudinot administered the government of Holland from 1810 to 1812, and commanded the II corps of the Grande Armée in the Russian campaign.
Oudinot was not disgraced, however, holding important commands at Leipzig and in the campaign of 1814.
Oudinot was not, and made no pretence of being, a great commander, but he was a great general of division.
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  Charles Nicolas Oudinot - LoveToKnow 1911
CHARLES NICOLAS OUDINOT (1767-1847), duke of Reggio, marshal of France, came of a bourgeois family in Lorraine, and was born at Bar-le-duc on the 25th of April 1767.
Oudinot was not disgraced, however, holding important commands at Leipzig and in the campaign of 1814.
Oudinot's eldest son, Charles Nicolas Victor, 2nd duke of Reggio (1791-1863), lieutenant-general, served through the later campaigns of Napoleon from 1809 to 1814, being in the latter year promoted major for gallant conduct.
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 Nicolas Oudinot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nicolas Charles Oudinot, Duke of Reggio (April 25, 1767, Bar-le-duc – September 13, 1847, Paris), was a marshal of France.
Oudinot administered the government of the Kingdom of Holland from 1810 to 1812, and commanded the IInd corps of the Grande Armée in the Russian campaign.
The Oudinot family, still surviving, holds the dukedom of Reggio (after the main line extinguished in 1956, the special clause of the letters patent authorizing a substitution were applied) and its corresponding lesser titles.
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 International Napoleonic Society
Nicolas Charles Oudinot is one of the lesser known of Napoleon's marshals.
Oudinot began construction of a bridge on 25 November in anticipation of the arrival of the remnants of the Grande Armée retreating from Moscow.
Oudinot's troops fought with valor at the Battle of Leipzig and defended the bridges across the Elster River as the army retreated.
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 INS Scholarship 1997: Marshal Nicolas Charles Oudinot: "Le Bayard de l'armée français"
As a result of his bravery Oudinot was praised by the Army commander General Moreaux, who wrote, "The 2nd Regiment…was particularly distinguished, Citizen Oudinot, commander of the 2nd Regiment gave proof of his intelligence and bravery." [5] The representative en mission to the army, Nicolas Hentz, named Oudinot general of brigade on 12 June 1794.
Oudinot, retreating with the last ranks of grenadiers, was severely wounded in the chest.
Oudinot began construction of a bridge on 25 November in anticipation of the arrival of the remnants of the Grande Armée retreating from Moscow.
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 Nicolas Charles Oudinot, Duc De Reggio 1769-1851.
An average Marshal but a brave and fearless leader of men, Marshal Oudinot saw action throughout the Napoleonic wars and eventually saw service in the restored Government following Napoleon's defeat.
He first rose to fame in 1805 where he replaced Junot as commander of the reserve Grenadiers at Arras in February, but was wounded at Hollabrunn in March and forced to resign his command.
The second volume of this set covers the last six years of the Napoleoninc Wars, from 1809 until the final defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo and focuses on those commanders who became famous during this period.
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 First empire - Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
This son of a brewer chose to enlist in an infantry regiment at the age of seventeen.
In 1809 Oudinot continues his glorious career, with a peak at Wagram, where he carries the victory by a clairvoyant intervention.
Oudinot is one of those rare marshals who does to rally to Napoleon during the Hundred Days.
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 Nicolas_charles_oudinot info here at en.1935-chevrolet.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Oudinot administered the governing of the Kingdom of Holland from 1810 to 1812, 'n commanded the IInd corps of the Grande Armée in the Russian campaign.
Oudinot was not, 'n made no pretence of being, a towering commander, but he was a towering popular of division.
The Oudinot family, iced surviving, retentions the dukedom of Reggio (after the prime tracing extinguished in 1956, the rubric kicker of the letters clear-cut authorizing a substitution were applied) 'n its corresponding lesser titles.
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 Marshal Nicolas-Charles Oudinot
Oudinot was a capable general well known for his elite grenadier division and eventually he became a marshal.
Oudinot was named a marshal for his excellent work at the Battle of Wagram, though he alongside Marmont and Macdonald were collectively nicknamed "Lannes small change" for being named a marshal barely a month after Lannes' death.
Oudinot again did not escape wounding, as just as the Cossacks began to flee, one of their shots hit the ceiling of the cottage, causing a beam to fall and hit Oudinot in the head.
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 Napoleonic Marshals : Nicolas Oudinot
Joining the royal army as a 17-year-old in 1784, Oudinot showed such ability that within five years of signing on he was a cavalry captain and was a lieutenant-colonel from 1792.
Oudinot was respected by all, particularly Napoleon Bonaparte, but the respect of the emperor did not stop him from backing the calls for his abdication.
A soldier's marshal, Oudinot was talented, brave and devoted to France.
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 Book 16, Chapter 17   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Oudinot, enraged at the repeated failure of his attempts, again put himself at their head, and, amid the most sweeping volleys, led them into the very muzzles of the guns, and there, with his sword waving over his head, cheered them on.
Oudinot was the first to approach the river, and drew up his dispirited troops and planted his cannon on the bank.
Oudinot was brave even to rashness,—sudden and terrible in a charge, and a good general in the field of battle.
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 AllRefer.com - Nicolas Charles Oudinot (French History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Nicolas Charles Oudinot[nEkOlA´ shArl OOdEnO´] Pronunciation Key, 1767–1847, French soldier.
A veteran of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, he was created marshal of France (1809) and duke of Reggio (1810) by Napoleon I. He served as governor of Holland from 1810 to 1812.
He commanded the national guard during the Hundred Days, and for his support of Louis XVIII he was made a peer of France.
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 Oudinot
Napoleon waited some time before giving a marshal's baton to this general, although he held him in high esteem.
Oudinot's military career was faultless and he was a born gentleman, happy on the battlefield, lenient with the conquered peoples and faithful to his oaths.
The son of a brewer, he enlisted in an infantry regiment at age 17.
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 Chapter 42 - Oudinot   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Bar was plundered, and would have been burnt, had not young Oudinot and others formed themselves into something like a military force, and driven away the ruffian mob.
On the second restoration of the Bourbons he was rewarded by the chief command of the Parisian National Guard, the orders of St. Louis and of the Holy Ghost, a place among the peers of France, and a seat in the cabinet.
The last military service of Oudinot was in the invasion of Spain, under the Duke of Angouleme, in 1823; and while governor of Madrid, he exerted himself with humane activity to arrest the fanatic course of the advocates of despotism, who, with the priests at their head, were yearning for the destruction of the constitutionalists.
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 Oudinot, Nicolas Charles - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
OUDINOT, NICOLAS CHARLES [Oudinot, Nicolas Charles], 1767-1847, French soldier.
Later, he participated in the Spanish expedition of 1823.
Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Oudinot, Nicolas Charles" at HighBeam.
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 Nicolas_Charles_Oudinot   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Heraldica.org Napoleonic heraldry A brief biography at napoleonguide.com An excellent and in-depth biography of Marshal Oudinot Database "http://www.home-botanical-copy.info/Nicolas_Oudinot"
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 Nicolas Oudinot - Wikipedia Mirror   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
He was made duke in chief of the duché-grand fief of Reggio in the satellite kingdom of Naples, and received a large money grant in April 1810.
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 University of Delaware: THE MARSHALS OF NAPOLEON COLLECTION
The title of "Marshal of France" had been used by the Bourbon kings as a way to honor highly esteemed commanders in the royal army, and Napoleon sought to revive this tradition.
The remaining marshals were appointed in the years following, primarily after major military victories: C. Victor (1764-1841) in 1807; Jacques Macdonald (1765-1840), Auguste Marmont (1774-1852), and Charles Oudinot (1767-1847) in 1809; Louis Gabriel Suchet (1770-1826) in 1811; Gouvion St. Cyr (1764-1830) in 1812; Joseph-Antoine Poniatowski (1763-1813) in 1813; and Emmanuel Grouchy (1766-1847) in 1815.
Written on letterhead of the Army of Italy, possessing the seal of the Republic and a watermark of a lion and crown.
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 Nicolas Robert Artworks and Fine Art at arthistorynet.com
Nicolas Charles Oudinot 1896 Henry Wolf Robert Lefevre copy after wood engraving on paper image:
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 Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars @ The Wargamer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
However, both the French and British preferred to keep their Grenadiers with their parent formations to lead the attack from the front or encourage the lads from behind.
Rarely did either nation converge Grenadiers, French Marshal Nicolas Oudinot’s division of converged elites a notable exception during the period 1805 — 07.
The concept of Light Infantry experienced perhaps the most significant doctrinal change during this period.
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 Alumni   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
He graduated from Luther College in Iowa, and received his M.A. in 1986.
He spent several summers in Europe doing research and is now completing a biography on Oudinot and his times.
He has presented papers at various meetings of the Consortium, the Society for Military History, French Historical Studies, Western Society of French History, and the Congresso Internazionale Napoleonico in Alessandria, Italy.
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 [pstoo] PUPPETS : PERFORMANCE OBJECTS FOR SALE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
NICOLAS-CHARLES OUDINOT, age 45, only 22 when the Bastille was over thrown, a brewer's son and ex-private, he immediately joined the republican forces.
He will be wounded 34 times, including during action on the left flank, but he will live to die from old age at 82.
#211 OUDINOT [5 1/2"W x 5"D x 5"H*] $600
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