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from Black Powder War
Louis Nicolas Davout commanded the French troops in the Battle of Jena–Auerstedt on the Auerstedt front.
from Blood of Tyrants
He is very beloved by Napoleon. He takes part in the invasion of Russia. He is famous for his harsh proceed against undisciplinated behaviour. He is very thin and tall shaped.
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...the name Louis-Nicholas Davout was the only legible Latin on the sheet. It was a name to conjure with, for Davout’s harshness with indiscipline was legendary, and reports had reached even the Russian camp of the executions he had ordered for pillaging. Novik, Naomi. Blood of Tyrants: A Novel of Temeraire (p. 394). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
Laurence and Tharkay observing Napoleon in Moscow. Davout was a tall thin figure beside him, and his chief of staff Berthier as well. Novik, Naomi. Blood of Tyrants: A Novel of Temeraire (p. 399). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
Berthier, after a speaking look of relief exchanged with Davout, hurried away back into the Kremlin. Davout seemed as though he wished to say something; Napoleon jerking a hand forestalled him and turned abruptly away, his face hard, and strode out across the square towards Murat, who rose to meet him. Novik, Naomi. Blood of Tyrants: A Novel of Temeraire (p. 399). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
...but Zhao Lien’s scouts were already darting back to report to her: Davout’s corps had arrived, with fifty French dragons in support. Novik, Naomi. Blood of Tyrants: A Novel of Temeraire (p. 415). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.