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| 1351 | Guy de Nesle |  |
| 8th April Taillebourg Guy de Nesle, Marshal of France, is captured by the English & ransomed |
| 1440 | Talbot |  |
| Appointed Marshal of France by Henry V |
| Harfleur Recovers Harfleur |
| Ivry Recovers Ivry |
| 1452 | Talbot | |
| 10th Aug London Killed in battle at Castillion |
| 1567 | Montmorency | |
| Appointed Marshal |
| 1630 | Montmorency | |
| Appointed Marshal of France |
| 1635 | Turenne | |
| 3rd Aug Nordlingen Louis de Conde & vicomte Henri de Turenne defeat the German army of Baron von Mercy |
| 1640 | Turenne | |
| Turin Captures Turin |
| 1643 | Turenne | |
| Appointed Marshal of France |
| 1644 | Turenne | |
| Mainz Captures Mainz |
| Worms Captures Worms |
| Frieburg Defeats the Imperial army & captures Mainz & Worms |
| 1645 | Turenne | |
| 2nd May Mergentheim Invades central Germany but is defeated by Mercy & withdraws to the Rhine |
| 3rd Aug Nordlinghen Turenne & Enghein invade Bavaria & defefeat Mercy |
| 1647 | Turenne | |
| Ulm Forces the Truce of Ulm on Maximilian but Maximilian breaks the truce |
| 1675 | Schomberg |  |
| Appointed Marshal of France |
| 1724 | Broglie, Fran‡ois-Marie de | |
| Appointed Marshal of France |
| 1740 | Contades | |
| Appointed Field Marshal |
| 1758 | Contades | |
| Appointed Marshal of France |
| 1759 | Broglie, Victor-Fran‡ois de | |
| Bergen Appointed Marshal |
| 1759 | Contades | |
| Minden The French capture Minden which guards access to Hanover |
| 1st Aug Minden Commands the French army during a defeat at Minden |
| 1st Aug Minden Contades advances but does not get the expected support from de Broglie & retreats |
| 1st Aug Minden Hanover is saved from the French by the Allies at the battle of Minden |
| 1762 | Broglie, Victor-Fran‡ois de | |
| Appointed Marshal |
| 1797 | Castiglione | |
| 4th Sep Paris Carries through the coup d'etat of 18 Fructidor, putting into place the Directory |
| 1800 | Murat, Marechal Joachim | |
| Marries Napoleon's sister Caroline Bonaparte |
| 1804 | Massena, Andre | |
| 19th May Appointed Marshal of the Empire |
| 1804 | Murat, Marechal Joachim | |
| 19th May Appointed Marshal of France |
| 1804 | Ney | |
| Appointed Marshal of France |
| 1804 | Soult, Nicolas-Jean de Dieu | |
| Appointedarshal by Napoleon |
| Appointed Marshal of France |
| 1805 | Murat, Marechal Joachim | |
| Appointednce & High Admiral |
| Appointed Prince |
| 2nd Dec Austerlitz Commands the cavalry at the Battle of Austerlitz |
| 1805 | Ney | |
| 14th Oct Elchingen Wins a French victory & is created a Duke |
| 1806 | Murat, Marechal Joachim | |
| 16th June Konigsberg Konigsberg surrenders to Murat |
| Oct Erfurt Captures Erfurt after the battle of Jena |
| Oct Prentzlau Captures Prentzlau after the battle of Jena |
| 14th Oct Jena Heads the pursuit of the Prussians |
| Nov Warsaw Captures Warsaw in pursuit of the Russians |
| Nov Lubeck Forces Blucher to surrender at Lubeck |
| 26th Dec Golymin Indecisive battle in pursuit of the Russians |
| 1806 | Ney | |
| 14th Oct Jena Fights at the Battle of Jena |
| 1807 | Murat, Marechal Joachim | |
| 8th Feb Eylau Helps Napoleon defeat Russian forces under Benningsen with 18,000 cavalry |
| 8th Feb Eylau Murat saves the day at Eylau & checks the Russian advance |
| 15th Mar Created Grand Duke of Berg & Cleves |
| 10th June Heilsberg Helps the French to an indecisive victory over the Russians |
| 1807 | Ney | |
| Konigsberg Fights at the Battle of Konigsberg |
| 5th Feb Waltersdorf French corps under Ney decisively defeat a Prussian army during Napoleon's Friedland campaign |
| 8th Feb Eylau Fights at the Battle of Eylau |
| 14th June Friedland Fights at the battle of Friedland |
| 1808 | Castiglione | |
| Appointed Marshal of France |
| 1808 | Soult, Nicolas-Jean de Dieu | |
| Leads the French armies during the Peninsular War |
| 1811 | Suchet | |
| Appointed Marshal |
| 1812 | Ney | |
| Borodino Commands the French centre, after which he is created a Prince |
| Moscow Commands the French retreat from Moscow |
| 1813 | Ney | |
| 6th Sep Dennewitz Attempts to capture Berlin but is defeated |
| 1814 | Murat, Marechal Joachim | |
| 11th Jan Murat signs peace with the Allies |
| 1814 | Soult, Nicolas-Jean de Dieu | |
| 10th April Toulouse Defeated at the battle of Toulouse & loses command |
| 1815 | Murat, Marechal Joachim | |
| Court-martialled & executed |
| 2nd May Tolentino Captured at the battle of Tolentino |
| 2nd May Tolentino Captured at the battle of Tolentino & executed |
| 2nd May Tolentino Defeated by the Austrian Army while trying to capture the Italian throne |
| 1815 | Ney | |
| Condemned for treason by the Chamber of Peers & shot |
| 18th June Waterloo Commands the Old Guard at Waterloo |
| 1820 | Soult, Nicolas-Jean de Dieu | |
| Appointed Marshal |
| 1859 | MacMahon, Marie Edme Patrice Maurice de | |
| May Magenta Appointed Marshal after the battle of Magenta |
| 1870 | Leboeuf, Edmond | |
| Appointed Marshal of France |
| 1871 | MacMahon, Marie Edme Patrice Maurice de | |
| 2nd April Paris Appointed Commander the forces against the Paris Commune |
| 1918 | Petain, Henri Philippe | |
| 8th Dec Metz Appointed Marshal of France |
| 1940 | Petain, Henri Philippe | |
| Vichy The French Government moves to Vichy in unoccupied southern France |
| Vichy The Vichy Government has to pay reperations & disarm the Navy held in French ports |
| 16th June Forms the Vichy Government & gives orders for the British to leave France |
| 22nd June Signs an armistice with the Germans in the Foch railway carriage of 1918 |
| 24th June Appointed Marshal |
| 5th July Vichy Vichy breaks off dilomatic relations with Britain in response to Operation Catapult |
