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