He is also a veteran of napoleons disastrous winter campaign against the russians. General, though calvert, like sharpe, has risen through the ranks. The only surviving images of veterans of the napoleonic wars. Generals who served in the french army during the period. The first and final time these old soldiers were captured in photograph. The war has ended but jane,wearying of army life,is tricked by a greedy friend. Napoleonic wars simple english wikipedia, the free. The pennisula war is over, but just as sharpe is ready to return to his wife in. Calvet is not shy about the fact that he survived by eating the bodies of his dead men. Who is you favourite general in the napoleonic era.
Between the 1804 1814, more than 180 generals and marshals were killed, while another 737 were wounded. The emperor is depicted giving instructions to general nicolas oudinot. Although over 90% of these generals were frenchmen, many of them were not. I give the entire sharpe movie series 4 out of 5 stars. Accurate colorization using nn and hand applied using wacom intuos. From 1789 1815, the french army had over 2,000 general officers. List of french general officers peninsular war wikipedia. Casualties among all generals in the french army were quite high. A general in napoleons army with a grudging admiration for richard sharpe because he, too, has risen from the ranks. His skill and competence were apparent in the peninsular war and of course, at waterloo. Dunnett had sat out the peninsular war as a pow, and thus finds his former. General calvet, both on the battlefield and in the courtroom. Marshal general jeandedieu soult, 1st duke of dalmatia was a french general and. Its near perfect entertainment but you cant please everyone, so for those of you dont like epic napoleonic era.
Best generals in the napoleonic wars war history online. The following are short, basic introductory biographies of many of the british generals who served during the french revolutionary and napoleonic wars 17931815. Sharpes waterloo, devil books sharpes ransom short story copperhead, battleflag the starbuck books story contribution. The duke of wellington was a superb general during the napoleonic wars. Brevet general during the austrian wars place of origin.
Media in category french commanders of the napoleonic wars the following 118 files are in this category, out of 118 total. General jeanbaptiste calvet is described as squat and having a broad, scarred face, burned with. Napoleon had intended the campaign on the peninsula to be a walkover, but what he would come to call the spanish ulcer, ended up with him having had to send. Prussian fieldmarshal blucher is also considered highly capable, but napoleon thought he was only a good swordsman, not a decent commander. In 1809, the war of the fifth coalition began when austria declared war on napoleon. Who were the greatest generals of the napoleonic wars. Sharpe is framed as the thief who stole napoleons gold, and he must clear his name. Pierre du calvet 1735 march 28, 1786 was a montreal trader, justice of the peace, political prisoner and epistle writer of french huguenot origin. Soults intrigues in the peninsular war while occupying portugal earned him. Soult published a memoir justifying his adherence to napoleon during the.