Future Marshal Lannes as a Sous-lieutenant of the 2nd Battalion of the Gers in 1792. Napoleon's trusted Maréchals. Napoleon only promoted his men by merit, not by their title, which gave him a formidable army during the Napoleonic Wars. Painting by Jean-Baptiste Paulin Guérin. Lannes was the son of a small landowner and merchant.

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