Ney
[ ney ]
/ neɪ /
noun
Mi·chel
[mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/, Duke of El·ching·en
[el-khing-uh n] /ˈɛl xɪŋ ən/,1769–1815,
French revolutionary and Napoleonic military leader: marshal of France 1805–15.
Example sentences from the Web for ney
British Dictionary definitions for ney
Ney
/ (neɪ, French nɛ) /
noun
Michel (miʃɛl), Duc d'Elchingen. 1769–1815, French marshal, who earned the epithet Bravest of the Brave at the battle of Borodino (1812) in the Napoleonic Wars. He rallied to Napoleon on his return from Elba and was executed for treason (1815)