La Bataille d' Heilsberg 1807

A Brief History of Marshal Soult

Marshal Nicholas Jean-de-Dieu Soult, later Duke of Dalmatia, commanded the IV Corps, the largest French formation at Heilsberg with nearly 30,000 troops. Soult had a distinguished career both before and after Heilsberg; and then served French King Louis Philippe in a number of roles. He commanded corps in most the major battles against the Coalition forces, throughout the Napoleonic Wars. According to the Foundation Napoleon, he was "A prime beneficiary of Napoleon's willingness to buy loyalty, he was a wealthy man before he became Duke of Dalmatia in 1808."

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