1758
André Masséna, French general (died 1817)
André Masséna, French general (died 1817)
André Masséna, French general (died 1817)
André Masséna
French Marshal (1758–1817)
- Born
- 1758
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.