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