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Louis-Gabriel Suchet Biography and Timeline — Page 2

Follow Louis-Gabriel Suchet through 61 dated historical records for France.

Louis-Gabriel Suchet, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

61Distinct records
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1807–1819Years on this page

1807

Commander of 5th Corps

Duke · Commander of 5th Corps · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Appointed Commander of the 5th Corps

Role range: 1800-1815

Battle of Ostrolenka

Duke · General · Ostrolenka · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Commands a division at Ostrolenka

Role range: 1800-1815

1808

Commander of 5th Corps

Duke · Commander of 5th Corps · Warfare / Military

Appointed Divisional Commander in Spain

Commander of 5th Corps

Duke · Commander of 5th Corps · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Appointed Divisional Commander in Spain

Role range: 1800-1815

1810

Siege of Valencia

Duke · Commander of Army of Aragon · Valencia · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Fails to capture Valencia

Role range: 1800-1815

1811

Marshal

Duke · Marshal · Warfare / Military

Appointed Marshal

Capture of Tarragona

Duke · Commander of Army of Aragon · Tarragona · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Captures Tarragona in Spain

Role range: 1800-1815

Marshal

Duke · Marshal · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Appointed Marshal

Role range: 1800-1815

1812

Siege of Valencia

Duke · Marshal · Valencia · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Suchet captues Valencia

Role range: 1800-1815

Peerage

Duke · Marshal · Albufera · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Created Duke of Albufera

Role range: 1800-1815

1813

Colonel

Duke · Colonel General · Warfare / Military

Appointed Colonel General of the Imperial Guard

Colonel

Duke · Colonel General · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Appointed Colonel General of the Imperial Guard

Role range: 1800-1815

Governor

Duke · Governor of Catalonia · Catalonia · Government / Government of France

Appointed Governor of Catalania, November

Role range: 1800-1815

Siege of Tarragona

Duke · Marshal · Tarragona · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

June, succesfully releives the siege of Tarragona

Role range: 1800-1815

1814

Invasion of Catalonia

Duke · Marshal · Catalonia · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Leads the French withdrawal from Catalonia

Role range: 1800-1815

Commander in Chief

Duke · Commander in Chief · Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander in Chief, Army of the South

Commander in Chief

Duke · Commander in Chief · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Appointed Commander in Chief, Army of the South

Role range: 1800-1815

1815

Commander of Army of the Alps

Duke · Commander of Army of the Alps · Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander of the Army of the Alps during the "Hundred Days"

Alliance Louis-Gabriel Suchet Albufera and Napoleon

Duke · Commander in Chief · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Supports Napoleon during the "Hundred Day"

Role range: 1800-1815

Commander of Army of the Alps

Duke · Commander of Army of the Alps · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Appointed Commander of the Army of the Alps during the "Hundred Days"

Role range: 1800-1815

1819

Restoration

Duke · Warfare / Military

Restored to the Peerage

Records, sources and methodology

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