Michel Ney
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Michel Ney, 1st Prince de la Moskowa, 1st Duke of Elchingen, was a French military commander and Marshal of the Empire who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.
Portrait by François Gérard, 1805
Ney's birthplace in Saarlouis
Michel Ney as a sous-lieutenant in the 4th Hussars in 1792 by Adolphe Brune, 1834
Ney at the Battle of Eylau
Saarlouis
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Saarlouis is a town in the state of Saarland, in western Germany, located on the banks of the Saar river. With a population of over 37,000, it is the fifth-largest city of Saarland and serves as an im
Michel Ney
…was a French military commander and Marshal of the Empire who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. The son of a cooper from Saarlouis, Ney worked as a civil servant until 1787 when he enlisted in a cavalry regiment, right before the outbreak of the French Revolution. Distinguishing…
The Ludwigskirche (Saint Louis Church)
Fortress of Saarlouis with staging area 1753
The Deutsches Tor (German Gate)
The Kasematten (The Casemates)