Étienne-Marie-Antoine Champion, comte de Nansouty was a French cavalry commander during the French Revolutionary Wars who rose to the rank of General of Division in 1803 and subsequently held important military commands during the Napoleonic Wars.
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A modern photo of the École Militaire in Paris. As a young cadet, Nansouty studied there, before becoming a junior officer in 1783.
A portrait of General Adam Philippe de Custine by Joseph-Désiré Court. Nansouty saw military action for the first time as a young lieutenant-colonel of the 9th Cavalry Regiment, in Custine's Corps of the "Army of the Rhine".
A French Revolutionary heavy cavalryman in 1795. Nansouty was in command of the 9th Cavalry from 1793 to 1799.
The seasoned General of Division Jean-Joseph d'Hautpoul, Nansouty's direct commander in 1799
The 4th Hussars Regiment. This regiment was a part of Nansouty's division in 1803.
French cuirassiers preparing for a charge in 1805. Nansouty commanded cuirassiers in several actions throughout the campaigns of the War of the Third Coalition that year. Painting by Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier.
The Austrian Prince Johann Josef I von Liechtenstein was in command of the cavalry reserve of the Austro-Russian army at Austerlitz. During this battle, his men came off worst from a series of encounters with Nansouty's 1st heavy cavalry division.Awards 3
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Lived 1768 to 1815 · aged 46
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