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1 day ago · He was made a Baron in 1820. In 1821 he took a squadron to South America, ostensibly to protect French trade, but with secret instructions to seek a quarrel with the forces fighting for independence from Spain led by Simón Bolívar, Bernardo O'Higgins and José de San Martín. Returning to France in 1822, he was promoted to rear admiral.
3 days ago · The government sent Marshal Jean-de-Dieu Soult, a veteran of the Napoleonic Wars, at the head of an army of 20,000 to restore order. Soult was able to retake the town without any bloodshed, and without making any compromises with the workers.
5 days ago · Pursued by the armies of Spain, Portugal and Britain, Marshal Jean-de-Dieu Soult, no longer getting sufficient support from a depleted France, led the exhausted and demoralized French forces in a fighting withdrawal across the Pyrenees during the winter of 1813–1814.
Jul 11, 2024 · At the heart of David Buttery's third book on the Peninsular War lies the comparison between two great commanders of enormous experience and reputation - Arthur Wellesley, later Duke of Wellington, and Jean de Dieu Soult.
1 day ago · Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult, 1:e hertig av Dalmatien, född 29 mars 1769, död 26 november 1851, var en fransk militär och en av Napoleons främsta marskalkar. [4]
Jul 19, 2024 · However, another missive that does not go unnoticed is the one bearing the signature of the Marshal General of France and Napoleon’s top leader of the invasion of Spain, Jean-de-Dieu Soult, who gives his noblest title, Duke of Dalmatia, at the bottom of his letter.
Dec 3, 2021 · Jean de dieu Soult. Soult built a reputation for vigor, boldness, and his methods. Under Napoleon, he was put in charge of the southern part of the Kingdom of Naples (1800-02), and in 1804 was made a Marshal of France.
