#geraud duroc

[meneeddeadmenyaoi]

Feel like dumping doodles again^^

I put descriptions in each pic in case you don't know who I drew🥰

[sunsolii]

Traditional piece of our precious Duroc

I had fun drawing the silver embroidery on his clothes and cloak

[empirearchives]

*Wakes up in the middle of the night*

*Remembers that Napoleon wanted to change his last name to Duroc*

*Falls peacefully back to sleep*

[mandatorycommunistbrunchhour]

The tournament for Nappy

[le-brave-des-braves]

Hello Ney!!! ^7^

Could you please help me Bessie and me choose for a name to our babygirl?

-@askgeneralduroc

Bonjour

I admit that I have never had to deal with choosing a name for a girl since I only have four sons.

I suggest Aglaé, because it is a lovely name.

I also like Marguerite, Jeanne, Aimee, Adeline. So many beautiful girl names we have!

Just please don’t name her Napoleon (as suggested by one of the other Marshals).

[josefavomjaaga]

Duroc the mediator

Which, I believe, Duroc often was. This particular occasion however took place in 1809, and he acted as a go-between with Napoleon and Eugène, in April and May 1809, after Eugène’s defeat in his very first attempt as commander-in-chief, on April 16, at Sacile. Eugène was heartbroken over it and very afraid of Napoleon’s reaction to the news. Napoleon – full credit to him for once – originally kept his cool and in his first answer was not even very severe. He only became angry when Eugène’s reports, in his opinion, did not give him enough information on the situation.

And as usual, when he was really angry, he deemed the culprit unworthy of receiving a direct message. Or perhaps Duroc intervened voluntarily, in order to soften the blow? In any case, it was he who wrote the following missive:

Duroc to Eugène, Landshut, 26 April 1809 My Lord, the Emperor, who is extremely busy, is unable to reply at the moment to the two letters from Your Imperial Highness. - These two letters have not satisfied His Majesty, in that they do not give him any details of what has happened to your army, of its position, of its losses, so that he cannot give you any advice on the best course of action for Your Highness to take. The Emperor says: It is nothing but a lost battle, and there is a remedy for that; but he cannot tell you what that remedy is, because he does not know where you are or what forces you have. His Majesty knows Italy and all the positions so well that from here he could tell you the best position you could take for your army.

I am not entirely sure if Eugène really did not know how to write a proper battle/situation report, or if he was being evasive on purpose. I kinda suspect the latter, and so do apparently most historians, assuming that Eugène did not want to admit what mistakes he had made. That may very well be the case, but, Eugène being Eugène, I could also imagine two more reasons: a) he wanted to protect his subordinates and not give Napoleon the opportunity to look for somebody to put the blame on (as Napoleon later would start to do with general Sahuc) and b) he on pupose gave away as few details as possible because he did not want Napoleon to start micromanaging the Army of Italy from his headquarters in Germany. After all, it was he, Eugène, who had created this mess. It was up to him now to sort things out.

In a circumstance such as the one in which you find yourself, and in general in all circumstances of war, it would have been preferable if you had sent an officer who had seen everything clearly and who could have given an account of everything to His Majesty. A courier says nothing, not even the little he is told. His Majesty would therefore have liked a detailed report, he would have liked Your Imperial Highness to have had General Caffarelli write at the same time. His Majesty sees with sorrow that you are concerned with the Tyrol, where there are only a few troops who have fomented insurrections; but all these insurrections will subside, and the troops who have entered there are turned and taken, if they do not evacuate, as soon as the Emperor's army arrives in Salzburg, which cannot be far off. Here, matters are still going well. [...]

Followed by lots of reports about Napoleon beating the Austrians at every occasion. Thanks for rubbing it in, Duroc! - So, just to summarize, Eugène’s greatest fault in Napoleon’s eyes was not the fact that he had lost the battle but that he was sending his reports about it via courrier or by the army post office, instead of sending one of the officers.

As to Tyrol, that part of the letter will not age well…

With no better information incoming over the next days, or rather, as a matter of fact, with pretty much no information reaching Napoleon, despite Eugène writing every second or third day – which may in part very well be because the insurrection in Tyrol had interrupted communications – His Imperial Impatience was fuming. And it showed in his letters. In the last (that luckily only reached Eugène when it didn’t matter anymore), he openly praised both Masséna (whom Eugène despised) and Murat (whom he possibly despised even more) to the skies, going so far as to order Eugène to call Murat from Naples and to cede supreme command to Murat. The ultimate humiliation!

At that time, however, the situation in Italy had already changed completely. After Napoleon had beaten the Austrians in Germany, the Austrian archduke Johann had been recalled by his brother. The Austrians were retreating from Italy rather hastily, and the Army of Italy was pursuing them. In this situation, Napoleon’s brutal missives were not helpful at all.

At least that was what the above mentioned general Caffarelli thought, the minister of war of the Kingdom of Italy. And because he thought so, he wrote to … nah, not to Napoleon, of course. You can’t just write to a monarch, after all. He wrote to - Duroc. And after a short description of the situation and the difficulties they had overcome, he states:

Caffarelli to Duroc, Venice, 7 May 1809 […] His Imperial Highness appeared to me to be greatly affected by the Emperor's discontent; he is extremely worried about it, the Prince suffers from it, and I could see that his grief comes more from his heart than from regret at having experienced an ill-fated affair. He needs to be reassured, because if he continues to believe that the Emperor is dissatisfied, he will suffer even more, he will torment himself and, despite the fine state in which His Majesty's victories have put matters, he might not be able to benefit as much as he could from the fine prospects open to him. He is in a position to repair, with interest, the harm he has suffered. […]

Ey! Can you not get him to back off a little? We’re in a good position and we need the boy functional, okay?

(Just to bring the story to an end: by the time Eugène had led his army through the Alps and reached Napoleon, his stepfather had already lost the battle of Aspern-Essling and had seen Lannes mortally wounded. Morale in his army was extremely low, and Napoleon’s tone when welcoming the Army of Italy was much different from that of his letters to Eugène.)

[captainknell]

Happy birthday General Duroc! October 25, 1772

[bambooale]

Recently,Bonaparte looked after little Eugène-Rose de Beauharnais.

Bonaparte always likes to break some things . so I think he is not good at handwork?(Or he didn't have much time for Halloween Costumes？)He loves child very much . So he tried,not best!But it was unexpectedly appropriate!

*Bonaparte wrapped himself in strips of cloth he had cut out, made a coffin out of cardboard(*Made a corner out of cardboard to Eugène)，likes a mummy!

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૮ ºﻌºა：Bonaparte looks like a baby seal!

ʕ☆ᴥ☆ʔ!!!：I didn't see it until you told me!!! You are right!!!

[donpishya]

Happy new year!!

Bessières & Duroc 🐇

It’s the year of the rabbit in the Chinese zodiac, so I drew them with rabbit ears🥰

May everybody have a super duper great year!

[askgeraudduroc]

The Recovery of Geraud Christophe Michel Duroc

...That is the uncertain part. While this book is meant to talk about fairies, the character isn't medical at all.

But...! From what we could gather in the dubious information, I think that, just by being in presence of flowers, will be enough to at least accelerate his regeneration.

Do you... perhaps have a... considerable amounts of them? If not, i could sugest bringing Duroc to my garden... Even thought, It would be preferable if we took him in the carriage.

Napoleon's calm and gentle attitude was getting quite... unsettling.

Meanwhile, Duroc would stare at Lannes, giving him a rather listless smile.

If you say so, It should be true...! But Bessieres still has to... forgive me for my neglect. I...

I don't know what I will do if he doesn't.

((tagging @armagnac-army, @trauma-and-truffles!))

[your-dandy-king]

Greetings my loyal subjects and, ahem, others!

It is I, your Dandy King, Joachim Murat! I have finally decided to make -- what is this called again -- a blog for myself. Isn't it lovely? Lannes seemed to be having so much fun, I just couldn't sit by. Even Soult is enjoying this far more than he lets on. I think you call it FOMO, these days, right?

Anyhow, I've decided to change my mind and opened my inbox for your questions and queries. I was, I admit, a little uncertain of this place when I first arrived but, by the by, but I shall deal with it as it comes! Please drop your questions into "The Royal Inbox." I cannot guarantee I can or will answer everything, but I will try.

I will be making my appearances on the blogs of my friends and colleagues as well, so I shall be seeing you around. Ta!

Here's a handy guide to some of those friends, colleagues, and more.

@armagnac-army: Jean Lannes, Duke of Montebello, my buddy Gascon, the Greatest Gascon, that sheep guy

@askgeraudduroc: Geraud Christophe Michel Duroc, Grand Marshal of the Palace, beloved, Duke of Frioul, and Jean-Baptiste Bessières, also beloved, Duke of Istria, hunnybunkins

@le-brave-des-braves: Michel Ney, Duke of Elchingen, that ginger cannonball, do not taunt happy fun Ney

@murillo-enthusiast: Jean de Dieu Soult, Duke of Dalmatia, don't call him Nicolas, master of baked goods, has nothing to do with spotted dogs

@general-junot: Jean Andoche Junot, Duke of Abrantes, unhinged homewrecker

@chicksncash: André Masséna, Duke of Rivoli, Dear Child of Five-Fingered Discounts

@your-staff-wizard: Louis-Alexandre Berthier, Prince of Neuchatel, eternity's paper pusher

@trauma-and-truffles: Dominique-Jean Larrey, who knew that a doctor is still useful when you're dead

@askjackiedavid: Jacques Louis David, painter, mostly harmless

@carolinemurat: Caroline Murat, loving wife and beloved partner, the Queen of Naples

@generaldesaix: Louis Desaix, the prankster of the Grand Armée

@messenger-of-the-battlefield: Marceillin Marbot, one of Lannes' ADCs with uh, interesting perspectives

@perdicinae-observer: Louis-Nicolas Davout, Duke of Auerstadt, the Iron Marshal

@frencheaglet: Napoleon II, the boy!

@alexanderfanboy: 🤨

Jean-Baptiste Bessières occasionally wanders over from @askgeraudduroc, and his text will appear in green. Like this!

This is a joke RP account run by @phatburd for one of Napoleon's marshals and brother-in-law, Joachim Murat. He's not the only Murat out there in Tumblr RP land, and (I think) he peacefully co-exists with them all. All of them are simply facets and mirrors of Joachim Murat, and he loves nothing better to have more of himself around. We are all Murat.

This blog should be considered a 0% source of historical accuracy.

User icon art by @cadmusfly: Murat striking a Barbie pose on his trusty horse!

Also, if you’re going to do anything, just be warned:

[murillo-enthusiast]

To le Maréchal Soult;

I am writing to inform you that I may need your assistance. I actually am hoping it does not come to that and everything will be resolved between them without further incident. Duroc and Bessières had a domestic dispute earlier today and Jean has decided to retreat to his afterlife for now. I've decided I should go in after him.

Jean is in a bit of a mood, and I don't know what to expect once I get there. However, if you don't hear from me in a few hours or a day, you may want to send a search party. Just don't bring any obvious weapons. That might escalate things. I myself am going in only armed with a metal-tipped walking cane. Just in case. This does not thrill me, but my love for Jean and Geraud is of greater importance.

Also, would Louise be up for any occasional babysitting? Asking for a friend.

- Joachim Murat, "Roi d'Italie," @your-dandy-king

Soult reads the sign off of “Roi d’Italie” and scoffs. He’d heard about the spat with Napoleon. He had not heard much from his emperor, which suited him just fine. He drafts the letter-

Dear Maréchal Murat,

I am pained to hear of the troubles that have befallen your family. Let us hope that this is resolved quickly.

If it is not, you have my sword - in a metaphorical sense. The restrictions that you convey are concerning; I will bring a cane as well as a concealed pistol, but I am also considering enlisting the aid of Marshal Lannes. Unarmed, he would be sturdier and equipped to fight than you- and very much more so than my delicate frame. His concern for you and Duroc will ideally override his distaste for Marshal Bessières, I believe. If the importance of not aggravating the presences in this theatre is impressed on him, I should hope that he would comply.

I will bring one or two of my ADCs as well. They may be able to escape and call for help if needed.

I may also ask Duroc if he wishes to accompany us. In that case, and in future cases, I am sure that Louise will be happy to babysit, as aided by my men.

I wish you the best of luck and success.

- The Marshal Duke of Dalmatia

[sunsolii]

Finally got the chance to make a Duroc poster.

I think it's safe to say that Duroc is starting to become my favorite person of Napoleon's circle

[kaxenart]

Do you think you could draw General Duroc? I've always wanted to see it in your style...

I went longer on this than I thought I would

[amitie-de-napoleon]

"Marshal Duroc was one of those men who seem too pure and perfect for this world, and whose excellence helps to reconcile us to human nature. In the high station to which the Emperor had wisely raised him, the grand marshal retained all the qualities of the private citizen. The splendor of his position had not power to dazzle or corrupt him. Duroc remained simple, natural, and independent; a warm and generous friend, a just and honorable man. I pronounce on him this eulogy without fear of contradiction."

Caulaincourt, Mémoires de Caulaincourt

[le-brave-des-braves]

What are your thoughts on Junot and Duroc?

Junot is fucking nuts a special case. A *very* special case. The Duke of Abrantes should finally admit that he lost his shit is NOT WELL and take the deserved rest. Showing up naked to an official event serves as a good proof of that.

Duroc is also a special case, but in a completely different way. In my entire life I have rarely met men such pure and kind and I wish him and his new… miracle family all the best and I know he will make a great father.