The command of the 9th Line Infantry Regiment was then entrusted to Colonel Philippe Higonet, with whom he participated in 1823 in the expedition of Spain. On 11 August 1823, he was promoted to Maréchal de camp (Brigadier General) in recognition of his acts of bravery during the siege of Pamplona. During the siege of San Sebastián on 3 September 1823, he obtained the capitulation of the city on the 28. The campaign finished, he then returned to France in March 1823. The following year, on 8 June 1824, he was promoted Commander of the Order of the Legion of Honour and raised to the dignity of Grand Officer of the Order of Saint Ferdinand of Spain.