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)

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The only literary source I have read which describes this in detail is the colourful but somewhat out of date (publ. 1930s) A. G. Macdonnell's 'Napoleon and His Marshals'.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)