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Jean-de-Dieu Soult

Prime Minister of France (1832–1834, 1834–1839, 1840–1847) and French Marshal (born 1769–1851)

8 dated entries naming Jean-de-Dieu Soult, drawn from 6 separate years between 1769 CE and 1851 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

Also written as Marshal Soult, Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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18th century

  • 1769March 29 – Jean-de-Dieu Soult, French marshal (died 1851)source

19th century

  • 1809January 16 – Peninsular War – Battle of Corunna in Galicia (Spain): The British (under General Sir John Moore, who is killed) resist an attempt by the French (under Marshal Soult) to prevent them from embarking.source
  • 1809March 29 – Peninsular War – First Battle of Porto: 8,000 Portuguese soldiers are killed in a rout after defeat by the French under Marshal Soult. In the Porto Boat Bridge disaster, 4,000 fleeing civilians drown when a pontoon bridge collapses.source
  • 1809May 10–11 – Peninsular War – Battle of Grijó: the Anglo-Portuguese Army, commanded by Sir Arthur Wellesley, defeats the French army, commanded by Marshal Soult, in Portugal.source
  • 1811January 26 – First Siege of Badajoz: French troops (17,000 men) under Marshal Jean-de-Dieu Soult begin the siege at the fortress of Badajoz.source
  • 1812August 24 – Siege of Cádiz: Marshal Jean-de-Dieu Soult abandons the two-and-a-half-year siege at Cádiz. He withdraws eastward with his forces to join King Joseph Bonaparte and Louis-Gabriel Suchet in Valencia.source
  • 1814February 27 – War of the Sixth Coalition – Battle of Orthez: An Allied army led by the Duke of Wellington is victorious against the French under Jean-de-Dieu Soult.source
  • 1851November 26 – Jean-de-Dieu Soult, French marshal, politician (born 1769)source

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