Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, French soldier and statesman. Artist: Unknown

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Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, French soldier and statesman. Created Marshal of France by Napoleon in 1804, Soult (1769-1851) commanded the French forces in Spain and Portugal in the Peninsular War (1809-1814). After Wellington's victory in Spain, Soult fashioned a political career for himself. He held various offices, including that of Prime Minister on three occasions. A political opportunist, he constantly reinvented himself as a Bonapartist, royalist or republican depending on the political climate prevailing in France at the time.

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