Louis-Nicolas Davout, duke of Auerstedt: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

John G. Gallaher, The Iron Marshal: A Biography of Louis N. Davout (1976, reissued 2000); Daniel Reichel, Davout et l’art de la guerre (1975); Pierre Charrier, Le Maréchal Davout (2005).

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  • John G. Gallaher
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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. May 28, 2026
Anniversary information added. May 06, 2026
First paragraph modernization. Feb 26, 2024
Article thoroughly revised. Nov 18, 2015
New bibliography added. Nov 18, 2015
Deleted Web site: ''Davout and Napoleon:A Study of Their Personal Relationship'' By John Gallaher for the International Napoleonic Society. Jul 25, 2013
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Louis Nicolas Davout. Nov 29, 2011
Add new Web site: Napoleon.org - Biography of Louis Nicholas Davout. Nov 29, 2011
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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