II Corps (Grande Armée)
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The II Corps of the Grande Armée was a military unit during the Napoleonic Wars
. It was commanded by Marshal
Nicolas Oudinot
during the 1812 invasion of Russia, at which point its size was roughly 40,000 men.
Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars were a series of wars declared against Napoleon's French Empire by opposing coalitions that ran from 1803 to 1815. As a continuation of the wars sparked by the French Revolution of 1789, they revolutionised European armies and played out on an unprecedented scale, mainly due to...
. It was commanded by Marshal
Marshal of France
The Marshal of France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a military rank. It is granted to generals for exceptional achievements...
Nicolas Oudinot
Nicolas Oudinot
Nicolas Charles Oudinot, 1st Comte Oudinot, 1st Duc de Reggio , was a Marshal of France.-Early life:...
during the 1812 invasion of Russia, at which point its size was roughly 40,000 men.