André Masséna

French military commander during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1758-1817)

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Lived 1758–1817, aged 59France

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1758–1817
Aged 59

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Updated 2026-05-29

French general who racked up enough battlefield wins during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars that Napoleon called him "the dear child of victory." One of the original eighteen Marshals of the Empire.

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André Masséna, prince d'Essling, duc de Rivoli, was a French military commander of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was one of the original eighteen Marshals of the Empire created by Napoleon I, who nicknamed him "the dear child of victory". He is considered to be one of the greatest generals of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.

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