auguereau

Updated: May 9, 2025

And yet, fierce and masterful as these men were, having, as Auguereau boasted, fear neither of God nor of the devil, there was something which thrilled or cowed them in the pale smile or black frown of the little man who ruled them.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Uncle Bernac: A Memory of the Empire

But, as I say, Lannes is a very valiant man, though, occasionally, perhaps, a trifle hot-headed. The next man is Auguereau. I looked with interest upon the hero of Castiglione, who had taken command upon the one occasion when Napoleon's heart and spirit had failed him.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Uncle Bernac: A Memory of the Empire

It is said that even Auguereau, who was a man who had never known what fear was, quailed before Napoleon's gaze, at a time, too, when the Emperor was but an unknown soldier. He looked mildly enough at me, however, and motioned me to remain by the door. De Meneval was writing to his dictation, looking up at him between each sentence with his spaniel eyes. 'That will do.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard