War and Peace · primary
Ney
historical · male
A commander in the French army who was last to flee.
Titles
Marshal
Appearances
- First: Book FOURTEEN · Chapter XVII · ¶ 5
- Latest: Book FOURTEEN · Chapter XVIII · ¶ 5
Quotations
“Then for three days separate portions of the French army—first Murat’s (the vice-king’s), then Davout’s, and then Ney’s—ran”
“Ney, who came last, had been busying himself blowing up the walls of Smolénsk”
“the greatness of soul of the marshals, especially of Ney”