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Michel Ney

Saarlouis 1769 - Paris 1815
Marshal of the Empire; French military commander who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars
(Wikipedia)

Charles Pêtre
1860

Description

Bronze statue of Maréchal Ney, combative and resolute, covering with his decimated troops the withdrawal of the Grande Armée across the bridge of Kaunas.

Inscription(s)

NEY

Signature

ch. pêtre. 1855.

Sculptor

Charles Pêtre, or Pètre (Metz 1828 - 1907), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

e-Monumen.net, Monumen.
Wikipedia, Esplanade de Metz.
Tout Metz, Monuments et bâtiments urbains de Metz.
Waymarking.com, Michel Ney - Metz, France.

Locatie (N 49°6'55" - E 6°10'17") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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