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