26 Facts About Marshal Ney

Marshal Ney was born in the town of Sarrelouis, in the French province of the Three Bishoprics, along the French–German border.

Marshal Ney was the second son of Pierre Ney, a master cooper and veteran of the Seven Years' War, and his wife Marguerite Greiveldinger.

Later in 1799, Marshal Ney commanded cavalry in the armies of Switzerland and the Danube.

From September 1802, Marshal Ney commanded French troops in Switzerland and performed diplomatic duties.

In November 1805, Marshal Ney invaded Tyrol, capturing Innsbruck from Archduke John.

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Later in the campaign, Marshal Ney fought at Guttstadt and commanded the right wing at Friedland.

Marshal Ney was ultimately removed from his command for insubordination.

Marshal Ney was given command of the III Corps of the Grande Armee during the invasion of Russia in 1812.

At Smolensk, Marshal Ney was wounded in the neck but recovered enough to later fight in the central sector at Borodino.

Marshal Ney fought at the Berezina and helped hold the vital bridge at Kovno, where legend portrays Marshal Ney as the last of the invaders to cross the bridge and exit Russia.

Marshal Ney later fought at Dennewitz and Leipzig, where he was again wounded.

At Fontainebleau, Ney became the spokesperson for the marshals' revolt on 4 April 1814, demanding Napoleon's abdication.

When Paris fell and the Bourbons reclaimed the throne, Marshal Ney, who had pressured Napoleon to accept his first abdication and exile, was promoted, lauded, and made a Peer of France by the newly enthroned King Louis XVIII.

Marshal Ney pledged to bring Napoleon back alive in an iron cage.

The reason for the sudden change in movement is that Marshal Ney had ordered d'Erlon to come to his aid at Quatre Bras.

Marshal Ney's cavalry overran the enemy cannons but found the infantry formed in cavalry-proof square formations.

Marshal Ney's cavalry failed to spike the enemy cannons while they were under French control .

Marshal Ney's cavalry carried the equipment needed to spike cannons, and spiking the cannons would probably have made them useless for the rest of the battle.

Marshal Ney was seen during one of the charges beating his sword against the side of a British cannon in furious frustration.

On 6 December 1815, Marshal Ney was condemned, and on 7 December 1815 he was executed by firing squad in Paris near the Luxembourg Gardens.

Marshal Ney refused to wear a blindfold and was allowed the right to give the order to fire, reportedly saying:.

Marshal Ney's father was named Peter, and his mother's maiden name was Stewart.

Supposedly, upon hearing of the death of Napoleon in 1821, "Peter Marshal Ney" slashed his own throat with a knife, nearly killing himself.

Marshal Ney's body was exhumed twice, in 1887 and 1936, but both times no conclusive proof emerged.

One researcher claims evidence exists that Peter Stewart Marshal Ney was one Peter McNee, born in 1788 in Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Marshal Ney married Aglae Louise, daughter of Pierre Cesar Auguie and Adelaide Henriette Genet, at Thiverval-Grignon on 5 August 1802.