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André Masséna
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French military commander during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1758-1817)
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- Lifespan
- 1758–1817
- Nationality
- FR, IT
- Role / Field
- Marshals, Marechaux, Ecrivains, Military art and science
- Language
- fre, eng
- Gender
- Male
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Key facts
- Nickname
- L'enfant chéri de la victoire
- Born
- Andrea Massena , ( 1758-05-06 ) 6 May 1758, Nice , Kingdom of Sardinia
- Died
- 4 April 1817 (1817-04-04) (aged 58), Paris , France
- Buried
- Père Lachaise Cemetery
- Allegiance
- France
- Branch
- French Army
- Service years
- 1775–1817
- Rank
- Marshal of the Empire
- Commands
- Army of Helvetia , Army of the Danube , Army of Italy , VIII Corps , Army of Naples, V Corps , IV Corps , Army of Portugal
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Nice
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Languages spoken
- French
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Award
- Order of Christ
- Noble title
- duke
- Conflict
- Napoleonic Wars
- Military branch
- infantry
- Military rank
- general
- Image
- Andre-massena.jpg
- Work location
- Paris
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- Commons category
- André Masséna
- cause of death
- tuberculosis
- date of birth
- 1758-05-06
- date of death
- 1817-04-04
- birth name
- Andrea Massena
- manner of death
- natural causes
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- Defence Historical Service
- start of work period
- 1775-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
André Masséna, prince d'Essling, duc de Rivoli ( French pronunciation: [ɑ̃dʁe massena]; born Andrea Massena; 6 May 1758 – 4 April 1817), was a French military commander of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was one of the original eighteen Marshals of the Empire created by Napoleon I, who nicknamed him "the dear child of victory" (l'enfant chéri de la victoire). He is considered to be one of the greatest generals of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
Beginning his career as an enlisted soldier under the ancien régime, Masséna established himself as one of the best generals of the French Republic during the French Revolutionary Wars. He served as Napoleon Bonaparte's main lieutenant in the Italian campaign of the War of the First Coalition, playing a decisive role in the victories of Arcole and Rivoli, and was at the helm of the advance into Austrian territory that compelled them to open peace negotiations. In 1799, Masséna defeated Second Coalition forces at the Second Battle of Zurich, which had considerable strategic repercussions for France.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “André Masséna” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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