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Michel Ney Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Michel Ney, based on 22 World History Database records associated with France.

22 records1769–181519 events13 places

Chronological biography

1769

Birth of Michel Ney10 January 1769

Warfare / Military · Duke · General

Birth of Michel Ney

1796

General1796

Revolution / Revolution of France · Duke · General

Appointed General of the Brigade

General1796

Warfare / Military · Duke · General

Appointed General of the Brigade

1797

Capture of Manheim1797

Warfare / Revolutionary Wars · Duke · General · Manheim

Distinguishes himself under Bernadotte in the capture of Mannheim

1799

Mobilization1799

Revolution / Revolution of France · Duke · General · Paris

Organizes the Army of the Rhine

1804

Marshal1804

Warfare / Military · Duke · Marshal

Appointed Marshal of France

Marshal1804

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Duke · Marshal

Appointed Marshal of France

1805

Battle of Elchingen14 October 1805

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Duke · Marshal · Elchingen

Wins a French victory & is created a Duke

1806

Battle of Jena14 October 1806

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Duke · Marshal · Jena

Fights at the Battle of Jena

1807

Battle of Waltersdorf5 February 1807

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Duke · Marshal · Waltersdorf

French corps under Ney decisively defeat a Prussian army during Napoleon's Friedland campaign

Friedland Campaign Victory5 February 1807

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Duke · Marshal · Friedland

French corps under Ney decisively defeat a Prussian army during Napoleon's Friedland campaign

Battle of Eylau8 February 1807

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Duke · Marshal · Eylau

Fights at the Battle of Eylau

Battle of Friedland13 June 1807

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Duke · Marshal · Konigsberg

Seeing large numbers of Russian troops at the town of Friedland. Both sides engaged one another for the remainder of the day with no result

Battle of Friedland14 June 1807

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Duke · Marshal · Friedland

Fights at the Battle of Friedland

1812

Battle of Borodino1812

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Duke · Marshal · Borodino

Commands the French centre, after which he is created a Prince

Invasion of Russia1812

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Duke · Marshal · Moscow

Commands the French retreat from Moscow

1813

Battle of Bautzen20 May 1813

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Marshal · Bautzen

Helps Napoleon defeat a combinec force of Prussians & Russians

Battle of Dennewitz6 September 1813

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Duke · Marshal · Dennewitz

Attempts to capture Berlin but is defeated

1815

Death of Michel Ney1815

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Duke · Marshal

Condemned for treason by the Chamber of Peers & shot

Execution1815

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Duke · Marshal

Condemned for treason by the Chamber of Peers & shot

Treason1815

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Duke · Marshal

Condemned for treason by the Chamber of Peers & shot

Battle of Waterloo18 June 1815

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Duke · Marshal · Waterloo

Commands the Old Guard at Waterloo

Titles and roles

Duke · General · Duke · Marshal · Marshal

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.