Career
He led a cavalry division in a number of battles during the Napoleonic Wars. His name is inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe. 29 November 1792: Colonel of the 6th Regiment of Dragoons 21 April 1793: General of Brigade 2 December 1793: General of Division 23 December 1793: Commanded troops at the Battle of Savenay 5 May 1801: Commander in chief of the Armée de l"Ouest 11 October 1805: Commanded the Cavalry Division of the VI Corps at the Battle of Haslach-Jungingen 14 October 1805: Commanded the Cavalry Division of the VI Corps at the Battle of Elchingen 17 October 1806: Commanded the Cavalry Division of the I Corps at the Battle of Schleiz 17 October 1806: Commanded the Cavalry Division of the I Corps at the Battle of Halle 6 November 1806: Commanded the Cavalry Division of the I Corps at the Battle of Lübeck 25 January 1807: Commanded the Cavalry Division of the I Corps at the Battle of Mohrungen 21 June 1813: Commanded the 2nd Cavalry Division of the Army of the South at the Battle of Vitoria Smith, Digby.
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London: Penguin, 2001.