Brewer's: Bravest of the Brave

Marshal Ney. So called by the troops of Friedland (1807), on account of his fearless bravery. Napoleon said of him, “That man is a lion.” (1769-1815.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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