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Nicolas-Jean de Dieu Soult Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Nicolas-Jean de Dieu Soult, based on 33 World History Database records associated with France.

33 records1794–184022 events14 places

Chronological biography

1794

General1794

Warfare / Military · Duke · General · Fleurus

Appointed General

General1794

Warfare / Revolutionary Wars · Duke · General · Fleurus

Appointed General after the Battle of Fleurus

Battle of Fleurus26 June 1794

Warfare / Revolutionary Wars · Duke · Fleurus

Fights at the Battle of Fleurus

1799

Battle of Stokach25 March 1799

Warfare / Revolutionary Wars · Duke · General · Stokach

Replaces the wounded Lefebvre at the Battle of Stokach. Fights at the Battle of Stokach, French General Jourdan is defeated

1800

Commander of Naples1800

Warfare / Military · Duke · Commander of Naples · Naples

Appointed Commander of the southern part of the Kingdom of Naples

Commander of Naples1800

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Duke · Commander of Naples · Naples

Appointed Commander of the southern part of the Kingdom of Naples

1804

Marshal1804

Warfare / Military · Duke · Marshal

Appointed Marshal of France. Appointedarshal by Napoleon

Marshal1804

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Duke · Marshal

Appointed Marshal of France. Appointedarshal by Napoleon

Battle of Jena14 October 1804

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Duke · Marshal · Jena

Fights at the Battle of Jena

Battle of Pultusk23 December 1804

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Duke · Marshal · Pultusk

Fights at the Battle of Pultsuk

1805

Battle of Austerlitz2 December 1805

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Duke · Marshal · Austerlitz

Fights at the Battle of Austerlitz

1807

Peerage1807

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Duke · Marshal · Dalmatie

Created Duke of Dalmatie

Battle of Eylau8 February 1807

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Duke · Marshal · Eylau

Fights at the Battle of Eylau

1808

Invasion of Iberian Peninsular1808

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Duke · Marshal

Leads the French armies during the Peninsular War

1809

Commander in Chief1809

Warfare / Military · Duke · Commander in Chief

Appointed Commander in Chief in Spain

Commander in Chief1809

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Duke · Commander in Chief

Appointed Commander in Chief in Spain

Battle of Oporto12 May 1809

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Duke · Commander in Chief · Oporto

Defeated by the Duke of Wellington

1810

Capture of Andalusia1810

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Duke · Commander in Chief · Andalusia

Captures Andalusia

1811

Battle of La Albuera1811

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Duke · Commander in Chief · La Albuera

Defeated at La Albuera

Battle of Albuhera16 May 1811

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Duke · Commander in Chief · Albuhera

Wellington defeats the French under Nicolas Soult

1813

Battle of Bautzen20 May 1813

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Duke · Marshal · Bautzen

Helps Napoleon defeat a combinec force of Prussians & Russians

1814

Minister of War1814

Government / Government of France · Duke · Minister of War

Appointed Minister of War, 1st term

Battle of Toulouse10 April 1814

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Duke · Commander in Chief · Toulouse

Defeated by Wellington

Battle of Toulouse10 April 1814

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Duke · Marshal · Toulouse

Defeated at the Battle of Toulouse & loses command

1815

Chief of Staff1815

Warfare / Military · Duke · Chief of Staff

Appointed Chief of Staff

Chief of Staff1815

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Duke · Chief of Staff

Appointed Chief of Staff

Exile of Nicolas-Jean de Dieu Soult1815

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Duke · Chief of Staff

Goes into exile until 1819

1820

Marshal1820

Warfare / Military · Duke · Marshal

Appointed Marshal

1830

Minister of War1830

Government / Government of France · Duke · Minister of War

Appointed Minister of War, 2nd term

1832

President of the Council1832

Government / Government of France · Duke · President of France

Appointed President of the Council, 1st term

1839

President of the Council1839

Government / Government of France · Duke · President of France

Appointed President of the Council, 2nd term

1840

Minister of War1840

Government / Government of France · Duke · Minister of War

Appointed Minister of War, 3rd term

President of the Council1840

Government / Government of France · Duke · President of France

Appointed President of the Council, 3rd term

Titles and roles

Duke · Duke · Chief of Staff · Duke · Commander in Chief · Duke · Commander of Naples · Duke · General · Duke · Marshal · Duke · Minister of War · Duke · President of France

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.