Nicolas Charles Oudinot
At a glance:
- 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: Oudinot served as a French officer for forty years including service in the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars, and the restoration of the Bourbon government.
Nicolas Charles Oudinot, duke of Reggio, was the commander of the select French line infantry Grenadiers d’Oudinot and from 1813-1814 commanded two divisions of Napoleon’s elite Young Guard. He received more wounds in battle than any other of Napoleon’s marshals.
At the Battle of Wagram (1809), Oudinot’s corps in the center of the battlefield...
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