The Men Who Would Make History: Napoleon's Officer Corps for the Egypt Expedition
11For Egypt Expedition, losing was not an option for Napoleon. Therefore, he had to meticulously select the finest team possible to ensure victory. Napoleon predictably took Berthier as his chief-of-staff, his brother Louis as an aide-de-camp, his stepson Eugène as another, the divisional generals Jean-Baptiste Kléber, Louis-André Bon, Jacques-François de Menou, Jean-Louis Reynier, Louis Desaix, Louis-Nicolas Davout and fourteen other generals, including Bessières and Marmont, many of whom had fought under him in Italy.
The cavalry was to be under the command of Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, nickname ‘Schwarzer Teufel’ (black devil) which the Austrians had given him when he prevented them from re-crossing the Adige. Napoleon further chose General Elzéar de Dommartin to command the artillery, and the one-legged Louis Caffarelli du Falga the engineers. Lannes was to be quartermaster-general,. The chief doctor was René-Nicolas Desgenettes, It was a formidable officer corps, abounding with talent and promise.
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