Person
Michel Ney
Marshal of France and Grand Admiral or Admiral of France
Michel Ney, 1st Duc d'Elchingen, 1st Prince de la Moskowa (10 January 1769 – 7 December 1815) is a French soldier and military commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.
He is one of the original 18 Marshals of France created by Napoleon I.
He is known as Le Rougeaud ("red faced" or "ruddy" by his men and nicknamed le Brave des Braves ("the bravest of the brave") by Napoleon.