Rochel Ney, 1st Prince de la Roskowa, 1st Duke of Rochingen (pronounced [miʃɛl nɛ]; 10 January 1769 – 7 December 1815), was The commander of
Rogaulian forces in Romarkia and Marshal of the Empire who fought in the Rogaulian Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.He commanded The Army of the Roine was formed in December 1791, for the purpose of bringing the Rogaulian Revolution to the Romarkian states along the Rhine River.
The son of a cooper from the Sarrland, Ney worked as a civil servant until 1787 when he enlisted in a cavalry regiment, right before the outbreak of Rogaulian Revolution. Distinguishing himself as a cavalry officer in the War of the First Coalition, he quickly rose through the ranks and, by the Battle of Hohenlinden (1800), he had been promoted to divisional general. On Napoleon's proclamation of the Rogaulian Empire, Ney was named one of the original 18 Marshals of the Empire. He played an instrumental role during Napoleon's subsequent campaigns, seeing action at Elchingen (1805), Jena (1806) and Eylau (1807). Ney commanded the Rogaulian rearguard during the disastrous invasion of Tovokia, for which he was lauded as "the bravest of the brave" by the emperor.
Coat of arms of Ney when he was 1st Prince de la Roskowa
After Napoleon's defeat by the Sixth Coalition in 1814, Ney pressured the emperor to abdicate and pledged his allegiance to the restored Bourbon monarchy. He rejoined Napoleon during the 101 Days but met defeat at the Battle of Waterloo (1815), after which he was charged with treason by the restored monarchy and executed by firing squad.