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Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult war ein französischer Offizier in der Zeit der Revolutionskriege, der durch Napoleon zum Duc de Dalmatie erhoben und zum Maréchal d’Empire ernannt wurde. Er war zweimal französischer Kriegsminister sowie siebter und damit letzter Maréchal général des camps et armées du roi in der Geschichte Frankreichs. Auf ...
Nicolas-Jean de Dieu Soult, duke de Dalmatie (born March 29, 1769, Saint-Amans-la-Bastide, later Saint-Amans-Soult, Fr.—died Nov. 26, 1851, Saint-Amans-Soult) was a French military leader and political figure who was noted for his courage in battle and his opportunism in politics.
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Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult was one of the many young soldiers who rose from obscurity to high command and proved himself a talented commander. Originally he wanted to open his own bakery, but when his father, a notary, died when Soult was 16, he enlisted in the Royal Infantry Regiment. Promoted to sergeant in 1791, his military training was in dema...
After serving with various divisions for the rest of that year, Soult's unit rejoined Lefebvre's division in February of 1799. That March he took part in the fighting around Stockach, first taking command of the division at Ostrach when Lefebvre was wounded, and then leading the attack at Liptingen. Within two weeks of these actions, he was promote...
Soult was made a Marshal of France with the creation of the empire in 1804. With war declared in 1805, Soult's camp became IV Corps of La Grande Armée and quickly marched east to do battle with the Austrians. After crossing the Rhine in September, the next month his corps entered Augsbourg, was victorious at Landsberg, and seized Memmingen, helping...
November of 1808 saw Marshal Soult taking command of the II Corps in Spain. That month he won at Burgo and occupied Reynosa and Santander. Next he was given command of the pursuit of Sir John Moore's British army, and successfully trapped the British army at Corunna. Fighting at Corunna, his army was unable to prevent most of the British from escap...
At the beginning of 1813, Soult was recalled to France at Joseph Bonaparte's request. Initially taking a position with the Imperial Guard, he took command of IV Corps at the Battle of Bautzen. That July, he was sent back to Spain to take command of the Armies of Spain and the Pyrenees. With a demoralized army, he was repulsed at Cubiry, Irun, and B...
Soult as a sergeant of the 23rd Line Infantry Regiment in 1792, by Vincent Nicolas Raverat (1834) Jean Soult fought in the wars of Revolutionary France. Soult's superior education ensured his promotion to the rank of sergeant after six years of service, and in July 1791 he became instructor to the first battalion of volunteers of the ...
One of an impressive pantheon of Gascon-born soldiers (including Murat, Ney and Lannes) who rose to international renowm under Napoleon, Soult was a clerk's son, and joined the royal French Army as a private in 1775.
other name:Soult, Nicolas Jean de Dieu. Details. individual; military/naval; French; Male. Life dates. 1769-1851. Biography. Distinguished himself during the Napoleonic Wars, which led him to be one of the four Generals commanding the consular guard (1802), then Marshal of France (1804) and Duke of Dalmatia (1808); after Napoleon's defeat, he ...
Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult, Herzog von Dalmatien (* 29. März 1769 in Saint-Amans-La-Bastide, heute Saint-Amans-Soult, Tarn; † 26. November 1851 in Saint-Amans-La-Bastide), war ein französischer Revolutionsgeneral, Marschall Napoléons , zweimal französischer Kriegsminister und von König Ludwig Philipp ernannt einer von vier ...
