Louis-Nicolas Davout

Marshal of the Empire
Louis-Nicolas Davout
Duke of Auerstaedt, Prince of Eckmühl
Marshal of the Empire Louis-Nicolas Davout Duke of Auerstaedt, Prince of Eckmühl
	Portrait by Tito Marzocchi de Bellucci, c. 1852
Minister of War of the Hundred Days Empire
	In office; 20 March 1815 – 9 July 1815
Monarchs	Napoleon I; Napoleon II; Louis XVIII
Preceded by	Henri Jacques Guillaume Clarke
Succeeded by	Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr
Governor-general of the Duchy of Warsaw
	In office; 15 July 1807 – 1809
Mayor of Savigny-sur-Orge
	In office; 8 October 1822 – 1 June 1823
Personal details
Born	10 May 1770; Annoux, Kingdom of France
Died	1 June 1823 (aged 53); Paris, Kingdom of France
Resting place	Père Lachaise Cemetery
Children	8
Awards	Legion of Honour
Signature
Nickname	The Iron Marshal
Military service
Allegiance	Kingdom of France; Kingdom of France; French First Republic; First French Empire; Kingdom of France
Branch/service	Army
Years of service	1788–1815
Rank	Marshal of the Empire
Commands	I Corps; III Corps; XIII Corps; General inspector of cavalry; Consular Guard Grenadiers; Observation Corps of the Elbe;
Battles/wars	See battles French Revolutionary Wars War of the First Coalition Battle of Jemappes; Battle of Neerwinden; Siege of Kehl; ; War of the Second Coalition French campaign in Egypt and Syria Battle of Abukir; ; ; ; Napoleonic Wars War of the Third Coalition Ulm Campaign Battle of Steyr; ; Battle of Austerlitz; ; War of the Fourth Coalition Battle of Jena–Auerstedt; Capitulation of Küstrin; Battle of Czarnowo; Battle of Golymin; Battle of Eylau; ; War of the Fifth Coalition Battle of Teugen-Hausen; Battle of Eckmühl; Battle of Ratisbon; Battle of Wagram; ; French invasion of Russia Battle of Saltanovka; Battle of Smolensk; Battle of Borodino; Battle of Maloyaroslavets; Battle of Vyazma; Battle of Krasnoi; Battle of Berezina; ; War of the Sixth Coalition Siege of Hamburg; ; Hundred Days Defense of Paris; ; ;

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Louis-Nicolas d'Avout (French: [lwi nikɔla davu]; 10 May 1770 – 1 June 1823), better known as Davout, 1st Prince of Eckmühl, 1st Duke of Auerstaedt, was a French military commander and Marshal of the Empire who served during both the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. His talent for war, along with his reputation as a stern disciplinarian, earned him the nickname "The Iron Marshal" (Le Maréchal de fer). He is ranked along with Marshals André Masséna, Louis-Gabriel Suchet, and Jean Lannes as one of Napoleon's finest commanders, and also stands among the most outstanding military commanders of the modern era. His loyalty and obedience to Napoleon were absolute. During his lifetime, Davout's name was commonly spelled Davoust—this spelling appears on the Arc de Triomphe and in much of the correspondence between Napoleon and his generals.