Examples of using "Soult" in a sentence and their english translations:
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Marshal Soult
Thus confusing Soult?
Ney. And Soult.
and courage, Soult has scarcely a superior."
Soult inherited a demoralised, disorganised army.
His chief of staff, the future Marshal Soult,
The next year, Soult and Masséna were besieged in Genoa.
Soult died aged 82, in the same town where he was born – known today as Saint-Amans-Soult.
On June 5, Soult issued the orders to Gérard.
explain Soult’s later reluctance to lead from the front.
to Soult’s exceptional divisional commanders, Saint-Hilaire and Vandamme.
On June 6, Soult sent orders to the rest of the Army.
On June 11, Soult, for reasons unknown, remained in Avesnes.
he demanded to fight a duel with Marshal Soult,
On his return to Paris, Soult received a hero’s welcome from Napoleon.
In 1799 Soult established himself as one of France’s best divisional commanders, fighting
“As for you, Soult, I say only - act as you always do.”
With victory won, Napoleon acclaimed Soult ‘the foremost manoeuvrer in Europe’.
Under the Bourbon restoration, Soult became an unpopular Minister of War.
These orders were sent to Laon, where Soult was expected to arrive on June 11.
who – in his eyes – had made him look foolish in front of the Emperor. Soult ignored the challenge.
After the battle, Lannes was infuriated that Soult, and not he, was singled out
Soult’s self-confidence and bearing meant he was soon made an officer.
the battalion became casualties, though Soult’s own conduct was praised.
In 1804 Napoleon proclaimed his new Empire, and Soult received his Marshal’s baton.
The British nicknamed Soult ‘The Duke of Damnation’, and he harried them through
“Soult’s character is hard, and above all egotistical”, one wrote, “He takes
Soult launched a flanking attack that threw the enemy into confusion.
In 1813, Napoleon summoned Soult to Germany, where he fought at Lützen, and supervised
Soult began a fighting retreat through the Pyrenees mountains back to France.
Napoleon made several dubious appointments in 1815: one was to pick Soult as his new
Soult learned much from Lefebvre (a future fellow-Marshal), serving first as his chief
Soult’s rise from sergeant to brigadier-general took less than three years.
Soult, the old drill instructor, imposed strict discipline and trained his men hard, earning
That December, at Austerlitz, Napoleon entrusted Soult’s corps with the main attack on the
Appointed governor of Andalucia, Soult administered the region with cold efficiency from his headquarters
But when news arrived of the calamitous French defeat at Vitoria, Napoleon sent Soult back
Following Napoleon’s defeat, Soult lived in exile until 1819, then returned to France
including the crushing victory at Ocaña, operating alongside another friend, Marshal Soult.
He had proved himself an outstanding commander… as brave as Ney, with the military mind of Soult…
Even Napoleon wondered if he was being too severe, to which Soult replied, “Those that
However, it was observed that Soult was now less inclined to expose himself to enemy fire,
Soult’s relationship with Napoleon was excellent, and the Emperor frequently turned to him for
This was the most ignominious chapter of Soult’s mixed record in the Peninsula: five years
The next year, Wellington’s victory at Salamanca forced Soult to abandon his palace in Seville,
implement Napoleon’s orders; Soult also inherited a complex staff system of Berthier’s
Or had Soult received the intercepted false Mons orders after the Charleroi orders?
Whatever the event, Soult had adopted the Mons plan, contrary to Napoleon’s final wishes.
Whether the rumours were serious or not, in May the British and Portuguese took Soult
In 1811, with Marshal Masséna’s army stalled outside Lisbon, Napoleon ordered Soult to
Soult’s warning not to underestimate Wellington’s army was dismissed by Napoleon: "You think
Soult’s record as a Marshal was mixed – a brilliant and intelligent organiser, whose
Jean-de-Dieu Soult was from a small town in southern France, and enlisted in the Régiment
As he issued his final orders to his Marshals, the Emperor turned to Soult last and said,
Not only did this waste Soult’s command abilities, since his new role was merely to
By June 11, Soult was ordered to return to Laon in order to meet Napoleon on June 12.
Soult led a series of daring raids on the Austrian lines, until he was shot in the knee
The next year, Soult’s corps played an important role at the Battle of Jena, and in the pursuit
Later in 1809, Soult replaced Marshal Jourdan as King Joseph’s chief military advisor,
yet Soult marched north with 20,000 men, capturing Badajoz… but withdrew on receiving news
In 1808, Soult was ennobled as the Duke of Dalmatia, and later that year, led a corps
Soult then marched south and occupied Porto, where rumours began that he was considering
The plan for Mons exists only as a draft on Bertrand’s notes, and an original sent to Soult.
The delay was caused by Soult remaining in Avesnes, and the confusion caused by two orders.