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Ney

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Ney  (n), Michel Duc d'Elchingen and Prince de la Moskowa. 1769-1815.
French marshal who commanded the rear guard in Napoleon I's retreat from Moscow (1812) and later deserted Louis XVIII to aid Napoleon at Waterloo (1815).
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Noun1.NeyNey - French marshal in the Napoleonic Wars (1769-1815)
Duc d'Elchingen, Michel Ney
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