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Show "Bravest Bravest 3ravest r3ravest " ' cf d the Brave rave " Michel Ney Neylas \ was \las las tas ; born in 10 Saarloul Saarloufs Saarlouls g SaarloulsPrance ' , rrance Prance , in 10 1769 17139 , . the fife son of ot a coop- coop cooper cooer coo p . - er Entering Entermg the army in ill m 1783 1788 as asgeneral a ageneral , s general generalot generalof of ot brigade in ill 1796 17913 and di di dis- dis is s . - tInguished himself by bravery m t n mthe the wars of the revolution and of the empire . . He earned tor for himsi himse hImself if from Napoleon's Napoleons ' army and from Na- Na Napoleon N Npoleon I a- a - - poleon himself the title of ot the brav- brav bravest bras brasest br , . . - est of ot the brave When Napole Napoleo Napoleon n attachedhimself attachehimself abdicated abdic ted in 1814 , . Ncy Ney attach attache attached d himself to Louis XVIII , but on the t he former'f formerf theformer'f jomedhis joinhis former ' ! return from Elba he join jomed ed his theOld old master and commanded the 1 t he Old Guard at Waterloo W&terloo Wterloo & On the sec- sec second se seand si c - - ond and return of the Royalists Royallsts to pot poter pow- pow power pc v - er , , . he was arrested , , tried by his hispeers h hpeers 1 is peers and nnd shot on December December1815 15 1 5 , 1815 |