In 1804 Napoleon created 18 'Marshals of the Empire', to serve as the senior officers of the Grande Armée. He created a further 8 before his abdication. A few were aristocrats, but others were the ...

They fought Napoleon’s wars, commanded his armies, and some ruled his conquered lands. This episode explores four of Napoleon’s marshals — Oudinot, Victor, Saint-Cyr, and the flamboyant Murat. From ...