Talk:André Masséna

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Originally there was a question mark beside Saorgio. The 1911 Britannica (as consulted at 1911 Encyclopedia has Saorgio in it. I've removed the question mark, but if anyone has canonical or better information on the status of Saorgio vis a vis this guy please correct it. Thanks. --Neschek 21:56, 19 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Seems a bit odd to describe Massena's defence of Genoa as a debacle : the Austrians seem to have thought he had done fairly well When M capitulated, he and his troops surrendered Genoa, but were allowed to rejoin the rest of his army on the Var (which, incidentally, means he was not present at Marengo)Rjccumbria 22:12, 14 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Just read Sharpe's Battle. Cornwell mentions that Massena lost an eye in a hunting accident with Napoleon. Is that true?

>>The only literary source I have read which describes this in detail is the colourful but somewhat out of date (publ. 1930s) A. G. Macdonnell's 'Napoleon and His Marshals'. 'Napoleon's Marshals' by R F Delderfield (2002) might have more on it, but the story seems to be that it happened in 1808 and that Berthier took the blame (I have found a source that even blames Berthier outright). Summitscribbler 16:14, 5 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Jewish Origins?[edit]

A frequent number of Napoleonic fictions suggest he was considered either Jewish or of Jewish antecedents, which seems not improbable considering great Jewish generals. Yet if so, not mentioned here. Neither the Revolution nor Bonaparte were prejudiced against that religion ( and the Bourbons and their supporters were not notably concerned --- unlike the Czarist diaspora 100 years on... ); yet alternately is there any proof of this, or of his worshipping of the Supreme Being, or of his partaking in Christian rituals, to clear the matter up ? Claverhouse (talk) 19:25, 30 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]