La Bataille de Berlin 1813

The Wounds of Marshal Oudinot Outlined by Body Part and Battle (Graphic As Viewed on Twitter 11-20)

A recent Twitter posting in late 2020 wrote, “French Marshal Oudinot, was shot 36 times during his military career. A man who bathed with him and saw him naked remarked that he was little more than a colander.” He suffered a broken leg twice, the second time, the leg was improperly set, so it had to be rebroken so it would heal properly. Another time, while fighting off Cossacks during the 1812 campaign, a final shot by a fleeing Cossack collapsed a ceiling beam in a hut where Oudinot was in, causing one of the roof’s timbers to hit him in the skull and cause a severe head injury.

Just in time for the Crossing at the Berezina

His second wife, who was back in France and had replaced his first wife who died in 1810, and new to her nuptials and taking care of his six children from his late first spouse—decided to make the thousand mile journey each way with an aged uncle driving a rickety wagon to retrieve her feisty husband and bring him home to Bar-le-Duc to make another one of his legendary quick recoveries. He was back in Russia in less than three months. Just in time for the Crossing at the Berezina.

No one could ever doubt the personal bravery of Oudinot as he fought with the upmost tenacity in any martial situation. He was a fine marshal, who had his moments of

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