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COMMANDER // 1769–1851

Jean-de-Dieu Soult

Marshal of the EmpireFranceFrench Empire34 battles6 wars

Lifespan

1769 – 1851

1775180018251850War of the Second Coalition · 1798-1802War of the Third Coalition · 1805-1806Napoleonic Wars · 1803-1815War of the Fourth Coalition · 1806-1807Peninsular War · 1808-1814War of the Sixth Coalition · 1813-1814Battle of Frauenfeld — May 25, 1799 · France · War of the Second CoalitionBattle of Muottental — September 30, 1799 · France · War of the Second CoalitionFirst Battle of Zurich — June 7, 1799 · France · War of the Second CoalitionSwiss Campaign of Suvorov — September 21, 1799 · France · War of the Second CoalitionBattle of Sassello — April 10, 1800 · France · War of the Second CoalitionSecond Italian Campaign — January 1, 1800 · France · War of the Second CoalitionSiege of Genoa — April 20, 1800 · France · War of the Second CoalitionBattle of Austerlitz — December 2, 1805 · French Empire · War of the Third CoalitionUlm Campaign — September 25, 1805 · France · War of the Third CoalitionBattle of Jena–Auerstedt — October 14, 1806 · French Empire · Napoleonic WarsBattle of Lübeck — November 7, 1806 · France · War of the Fourth CoalitionBattle of Allenstein — February 3, 1807 · French Empire · War of the Fourth CoalitionBattle of Eylau — February 7, 1807 · French Empire · Napoleonic WarsBattle of Guttstadt-Deppen — June 7, 1807 · French Empire · War of the Fourth CoalitionBattle of Burgos — November 10, 1808 · French Empire · Peninsular WarBattle of Mansilla — December 30, 1808 · First French Empire · Peninsular WarPeninsular War — May 2, 1808 · France · Napoleonic WarsBattle of Arzobispo — August 8, 1809 · French Empire · Peninsular WarBattle of Braga — March 20, 1809 · France · Peninsular WarBattle of Corunna — January 16, 1809 · France · Peninsular WarBattle of Grijó — May 10, 1809 · France · Peninsular WarBattle of Ocaña — November 19, 1809 · France · Peninsular WarBattle of Valle de Monterrey — March 6, 1809 · French Empire · Peninsular WarFirst Battle of Porto — March 28, 1809 · French Empire · Peninsular WarSecond Battle of Porto — May 12, 1809 · France · Peninsular WarSiege of Cádiz — February 5, 1810 · France · Peninsular WarBattle of Albuera — May 16, 1811 · French Empire · Peninsular WarBattle of the Gebora — February 19, 1811 · French Empire · Peninsular WarBattle of Zujar — August 9, 1811 · First French Empire · Peninsular WarBattle of Bautzen — May 20, 1813 · France · War of the Sixth CoalitionBattle of Nivelle — November 10, 1813 · France · Peninsular WarBattle of San Marcial — August 31, 1813 · France · Peninsular WarGerman campaign of 1813 — January 1, 1813 · France · War of the Sixth CoalitionHundred Days — March 20, 1815 · France · Napoleonic Wars

Active service 1799–1815 — 34 battles across 6 wars; first command at age 30.

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Battles (34)

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