The face of the field marshal showed nothing at all.

He was made a field marshal on 30 July 1796.

Only one field marshal managed to get through the war and keep his position.

He finally retired from public life as a field marshal in March 1852.

He said to the field marshal, "Sir, do you think we can drive them back?"

In 1856, having then seen sixty years' service, he was made a field marshal.

The determined field marshal had taken advantage of every moment.

Yes, that would go over well with the field marshal, and the baron.

There was the usual problem: what to take along for the field marshal's lunch.

In practice field marshal was treated like a military rank.