War and Peace · Character
Marshal Lannes
Also known as Lannes
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 37
Lannes has the quick, vivid confidence of a soldier who can meet danger with wit and meet authority with a smile. His Gascon directness gives him a lively presence, as if composure and audacity sit side by side.
- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 37
- Books
- 1
A Gascon marshal and French general, Lannes emerges as both daring and theatrically self-possessed: he once stays a sergeant from firing mines and later turns to Auersperg with feigned astonishment. In battle he commands superior forces, and after victory he rides up to Napoleon with his hat in hand, smiling in congratulations. The text presents him through these sharply drawn military gestures rather than through a fuller personal history.
Description
The text identifies Lannes as a Gascon marshal and French general but does not describe his age, build, height, complexion, hair, eyes, or facial features. He is seen in military circumstances, once wearing a hat and later holding it in his hand as he rides up smiling. His bearing is animated and self-assured, with a martial presence shaped by his rank rather than by any stated physical details.
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Napoleon Bonaparteemperor and marshal
After the victory, Lannes rides up to Napoleon to congratulate him.
Story so far
BOOK 1War and Peace
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