# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/michel-ney
# Generated: 2026-08-31T17:34:52.361Z

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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Michel Ney enlisted in a cavalry regiment in 1787, just ahead of the Revolution, and rose fast through battlefield distinction in the wars that followed. By Hohenlinden in 1800 he was a divisional general; when Napoleon declared the Empire, Ney was named one of the original eighteen Marshals. He fought at Elchingen, Jena, Eylau, and commanded the rearguard through the frozen collapse of the Russian invasion — earning the emperor's tribute as "the bravest of the brave." When the Sixth Coalition crushed Napoleon in 1814, Ney pushed him to abdicate and pledged loyalty to the restored Bourbons. He rejoined Napoleon for the Hundred Days, fought at Waterloo, and was arrested when the monarchy returned. The charge was treason; the sentence, a firing squad on 7 December 1815.