Davout

[ da-voo ]

noun

1. Louis Ni·co·las [lwee nee-kaw-, lah], Duke of Au·er·stadt [ou, -er-stat], Prince of Eck·mühl [ek, -myool], 1770–1823, marshal of France: one of Napoleon's leading generals.

Example Sentences

Researchers used the memoirs of Louis-Nicolas Davout, another French general of the Napoleonic era, who organised Gudin's funeral and described the location.

From BBC

Researchers used the memoirs of Louis-Nicolas Davout, another French general of the Napoleonic era, who organised Gudin's funeral and described the location.

From BBC

Researchers used the memoirs of Louis-Nicolas Davout, another French general of the Napoleonic era, who organised Gudin's funeral and described the location.

From BBC

The first, entirely self-inflicted, was to deprive himself of his two most effective generals: Marshal Davout, left behind to guard Paris, and Marshal Suchet, put in charge of defending the eastern border against possible attack by the Austrians.

From Economist

Headed by their mayor, the citizens came out and welcomed Napoleon’s Marshal Davout with open arms; the local press lavished praise on the French.

From Time