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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1805/02/01 Michel Ney is awarded the National Order of the Legion of Honour.
1815/12/07 Marechal Ney is executed on the Ave de l'Observatoire. Refusing to wear a blindfold, Ney says: Soldiers, when I give the command to fire, fire straight at my heart.... I have fought a hundred battles for France, and not one against her ... Soldiers, fire!
1848/03/08 In response to public opinion, the Provisional Government approves a monument to Marechal Ney in recognition of his military service to France.
1853/00/00 Architect Alphonse de Gisors designs the pedestal for the Michel Ney Monument.
1853/12/07 On the anniversary of his death, Ney's sons and Marshal Saint Arnauld attend the dedication of the Michel Ney Monument set on the location of his execution: To the memory of Marshal Ney, Duke of Elchingen, Prince of the Moskowa.
1892/00/00 The Michel Ney Monument is moved to the opposite side of Avenue de l'Observatoire to make way for the Port-Royal Station on extension of the Sceaux train line.

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