Louis-Alexandre Berthier
![Portrait by [[Jacques-Augustin-Catherine Pajou|Jacques Pajou]], 1808](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/Louis-Alexandre_Berthier.png)
Born into a military family, Berthier served in the American Revolutionary War and survived suspicion of monarchism during the Reign of Terror before a rapid rise in the ranks of the French Revolutionary Army. Although a key supporter of the coup against the Directory that gave Napoleon supreme power, and present for his greatest victories, Berthier strongly opposed the progressive stretching of lines of communication during the Russian campaign. Allowed to retire by the restored Bourbon regime, he died by either suicide or murder shortly before the Battle of Waterloo. Berthier's reputation as a superb operational organiser remains strong among current historians. Provided by Wikipedia
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