Louis-Nicolas Davout, duke of Auerstedt

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Louis-Nicolas Davout, duke of Auerstedt: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

John G. Gallaher, The Iron Marshal: A Biography of Louis N. Davout (1976, reissued 2000); Daniel Reichel, Davout et l’art de la guerre (1975); Pierre Charrier, Le Maréchal Davout (2005).

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Description	Contributor	Date
Anniversary information added.		May 28, 2024
Anniversary information added.		May 09, 2024
First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Feb 26, 2024
Article thoroughly revised.	J.E. Luebering John G. Gallaher	Nov 18, 2015
New bibliography added.	J.E. Luebering John G. Gallaher	Nov 18, 2015
Deleted Web site: ''Davout and Napoleon:A Study of Their Personal Relationship'' By John Gallaher for the International Napoleonic Society.	Darshana Das	Jul 25, 2013
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Louis Nicolas Davout.	Swati Chopra	Nov 29, 2011
Add new Web site: Napoleon.org - Biography of Louis Nicholas Davout.	Swati Chopra	Nov 29, 2011
Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998