What did French marshals say when napoleon died?

And that is correct, but Napoleon's reaction to Ney's death are from 1816, here what he says the 9th april 1821 : " You are not mistaken," he told them, "I am feeling better today; but I can still sense that my end is near. When I am gone, each of you will have the sweet consolation of returning to Europe. Some of you will see your families again, ... See more

Not sure this count, but I’m going to share it anyway. In 1840 When he heard that Napoleon’s remains were coming back to France, Marshall Moncey, one of the last Empire marshalls still alive, and dying from old age and weakness, begged his doctor to stuff him woth enough drugs to honour his Emperor one last time. When the coffin passed, he was here... See more

Bernadotte in July 1821 is said to have wept and said that " Napoleon was the greatest captain that appear on Earth since Ceasar ".

Davout in a letter to General César Laville in August 1821 " The memory of all his great qualities, which I had the chance to appreciate, and the gratitude I owe him, took precedence over cold reason, and I missed him m... See more