![Napoleon kneels at the side of his ardent lieutenant Jean Lannes. The man who rose from common soldier to Marshal of the Empire was struck by cannon fire in May 1809.](https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/M-Soldiers-1-HT-Apr04-760x530.jpg)
French Revolution
Napoleon Bonaparte’s ‘Roland’: Marshal Jean Lannes
by Jeremy GreenOf all the celebrated generals commanding corps in the Grande Armée, none was more highly esteemed by Napoleon for his friendship, generalship, and personal bravery than Marshal Jean Lannes. Read more