Tag: Marshal Ney
From Private to Four-Star – Famous Generals that Rose from the Ranks
“Awarding of battlefield commissions to NCOs for leadership under fire is common in wartime, rare is the commanding general, admiral or field marshal who began his military career among the rank-and-file.” THE U.S. MILITARY CALLS THEM…
Whatever Happened To… ? — Seven Famous Military Leaders and What They Did Later in Life
Douglas MacArthur once remarked that old soldiers never die, “…they just fade away.” These seven generals certainly did. MANY OF history’s most celebrated military commanders achieved immortality by dying heroically in battle. Think: Horatio Nelson, James Wolfe, Stonewall Jackson and George Armstrong Custer….
Whatever Happened To… ? — Seven Famous Military Leaders and What They Did Later in Life
“What about the other generals — those who covered themselves in glory on the battlefield only to disappear into obscurity in peacetime?” MANY OF HISTORY’S most celebrated military commanders achieved immortality by dying heroically in battle. Think: Horatio Nelson, James Wolfe, Stonewall Jackson and George Armstrong Custer….
Did Napoleon’s Favourite Marshal End His Days As An American High School Teacher?
“Was this hero of Napoleonic France really shot by a firing squad on Dec. 7, 1815?” “I AM NEY OF FRANCE!” Those were reportedly the last words of an obscure 77-year-old North Carolina schoolmaster whose death…
