Marshal Ney
by RUDE, François, Bronze
Michel Ney, 1st Duc d’Elchingen, 1st Prince de la Moskowa (1769-1815), known as Le Rougeaud (“red faced” or “ruddy”) by his men and le Brave des Braves (“the bravest of the brave”) was a French soldier and military commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was one of the original 18 Marshals of France created by Napoleon I.