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Berthier Louis Alexandre
(1753—1815)
It is doubtful that without Louis Berthier the French command system under Napoleon Bonaparte would have functioned to the degree of excellence it did. Berthier's brilliance lay in his ability to translate the many orders of the emperor into easily understood messages to subordinates. Berthier began his military career in 1766 in the engineers and his first major posting was to America in 1781. During the French Revolution, Berthier sheltered the Royal Family from extremists and this led to his dismissal in 1792. Three years later he returned to the military in Italy and became a general of division. His next move, to the Army of the Alps, brought him his first meeting with Bonaparte, with whom he served in a senior staff role in Italy and Egypt campaigns. While he was without peer as an organiser and administrator, Berthier's military talents were poor and when left in command of the army on the Danube found himself in trouble against a rapid attack from Archduke Charles. While no supreme strategist he was brave and when Bonaparte left the French forces during the retreat from Moscow, Berthier stayed behind to help both Marshal Joachim Murat and then Eugene Beauharnais. Wounded at Brienne, Berthier realised the need to remove Bonaparte from power and supported both the new government and the Bourbons upon their return to power. When Bonaparte returned from exile Berthier refused to join with him. It is unsure why, but he fell to his death from a window at Bamberg. Conjecture is that he was either murdered, or was deeply upset by his own decision not to join the emperor and threw himself out.
Ajman, 1970, Keys of Vienna
Ajman, 1970, French army crossing the Alps
Ajman, 1970, Battle of Pyramids
Ajman, 1971, Bonaparte in Jaffa
Ajman, 1971, Ulm
Ajman, 1972, Napoleon near Eylau
Ajman, 1973, Battle of Pyramids
Comoren Islands, 2009, Napoleon Bonaparte
Czech Republic, 2005, Napoleon near Austerlitz
Dahomey, 1969, Napoleon at the Battle of Eylau
Equatorial Guinea, 1976, Battle of Eylau
Equatorial Guinea, 1976, Battle of Jena
Equatorial Guinea, 1977, Battle of Pyramids
Equatorial Guinea, 1977, French army crossing Alpes
Equatorial Guinea, 1977, Battle of Austerlitz
Equatorial Guinea, 1977, Battle of Jena
Equatorial Guinea, 1977, Battle of Eylau
Equatorial Guinea, 1977, French campain
Fujeira, 1970, Battle of Pyramids
Fujeira, 1970, Bonaparte in Jaffa
Fujeira, 1972, Coronation of Napoleon; French campaign
Gabon, 1969, Oath of the Army
Gambia, 1993, The Coronation of Napoleon (detail)
Guinea, 2007, Battle of Eylau
Guinea, 2011, French presidents, Napoleon I
Guyana, 1993, Coronation of Napoleon
Liberia, 1970, The French Campaign
Mali, 1969, Napoleon near Austerlitz
Manama, 1970, Battle of Jena
Manama, 1972, Battle of Pyramids
Manama, 1972, Napoleon at Eylau
Niger, 1969, Bonaparte in Jaffa
Niger, 1969, French campaign
Ras al-Khaima, 1970, Enter of general Bonapart to Alexandria
Ras al-Khaima, 1970, Coronation of Napoleon
Sharjah, 1970, Battle of Pyramids
Sharjah, 1970, Battle of Jena
Sharjah, 1970, Battle of Pyramids
Sharjah, 1970, Battle of Jena
Sharjah, 1970, Napoleon Bonaparte. Battle of Jena
Umm al Quiwain, 1972, Napoleon after battle of Eylau
Umm al Quiwain, 1972, Bonaparte in Jaffa
Upper Volta, 1969, First presentation of the Legion of Honour
