Andoche Junot
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- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Generals, Military Officers, Soldiers, Wars, Battles, Napoleonic Wars
- Curriculum: 19th Century European History, 18th Century European History, French History
Article abstract: Military significance: Junot served under Napoleon Bonaparte in Italy, Egypt, the Peninsula, and Russia and was his trusted friend and aide.
Andoche Junot first became a friend and administrative aide to Napoleon Bonaparte during the French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802). In Egypt, he revealed to Napoleon that Josephine Bonaparte had been an unfaithful wife, an incident that many historians believe caused a significant depressive change in Napoleon’s personality.
In 1807, Napoleon assigned Junot to military and political command over...
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