Jean de Dieu Soult as Marshal of the Empire. Napoleon only promoted his men by merit, not by their title, which gave him a formidable army during the Napoleonic Wars. portrait by Jean Broc. Soult was the son of a contry notary.

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Keywords: armé, commanders, french, general, generals, grande, jean-de-dieu, marshal, marshals, naploeon, napoleonic, napoleons, soult