Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: "Grande Armée" yakaumbwa muna 1804 kubva mu"L'Armée des côtes de l'Océan" (Uto reMhenderekedzo dzeGungwa), uto revarwi 413 000 rakanga raunganidzwa naNapoleon nokuda kwokupinda kweBritain kwaakanga aronga. Gare gare Napoleon akaendesa uto rake kumabvazuva kweEurope kuti abvise tyisidziro yeAustria neRussia, idzo dzakanga dziri rutivi rweChitatu Chibvumirano chakaungana kuzorwisana neFrance. Pashure pacho, zita rokuti "Grande Armée" rakashandiswa nokuda kweuto guru reFrance rakagoverwa mumishandirapamwe ya 1805 uye
1807, apo yakawana mukurumbira wayo, uye muna 1809, 1812, uye 1813<unk>14. Zvisinei, chaizvoizvo, shoko rokuti "Grande Armée" rinoshandiswa muchiNgezi kureva mauto ose emarudzi akawanda akaunganidzwa naNapoleon mukurwisa kwake.