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and utterly annhiated an Austrian Division Of
1000 at Monte. Facio.

1000 at Monte Facio.
AT the battle of Monte. Creto he was wounded
and made prisoner, but while he lay upon his bed
at Alexandra he heard the roar Of Marengo which
told him Of release.
de was now named Commandant Superior Of
Piedmont, where he queed the troubles in the
Valley of Aoste and subdued the robber companies
of Barbets to his own service
At the Peace of Amiens he returned TO France
was appointed Colonel General of the Consuls
Guard, and received the command Of the Camp at
st. Omer, and on the 2lst May, 1904 the Emperor
gave him the rank Of Marshal of the Empire.
Trafalgar was lost. The army which had been
destined for England was ordered on Germany.
Sout crossed the Rhine at Spire on the Goth Octo-
Der, l6O5,-Suabia was overrun and Ulm capitu.
lated Then came the day Of. Austerlitz. The
line Of Russians reached the number Of $4,000
men-the Austrians mustered 10000 strong
Against these 10000 men the French opposed but
10000. The fate of Europe hung in suspense.
Napoleon told Soult that victory must be won at
al hazards Soult-in command of the right that
day-was equal to his bloody task. After three
hours terrible fighting he drove the Russians from
the Nights Of Pratzen In their fight movement
upon their flank threw them in disorder, upon the
frozen Lake Of Monitz-Soults eagle eye saw at
glance his horrid advantage. Up came the or
tillery and in an instant the ice was broken and
men and horses-the thousands who were as brave
and strong as ever-sunk beneath the chilling food.
This is one Of the most cold blooded and mercless
proceedings recorded in the accursed history of
War, but it strongly assisted to decide the fate Of
the day and gave Soult that night from Napoeons
lips the credit of being the first maneuverer of
Europe
At Jena, soult again distinguished himself-and
after the battle, pursuing the flying Prussians to
Lubec, with Bernadottes assistance he annhi-
lated what remained of the Prussan army. At
Eylau he held the Prussian General Beningsen in
check and more late he carried the city Of K0.
ngsberg. The Peace Of 1ilsit came, and Soult
received the title of Duke of Dalmatia.
But now the war broke out in Spain more furi-
ously than ever. The English landed-a French
Division laid down its arms at Bayleu and King
Joseph was obliged to quit Madrid-Soult arrived
at Bayonne with the Unprecedented Burgos-
occupied Santander-routed the Spanish army
near acknowledgement the English to Co
runna and obliged them to take to their ships,
leaving their dead and wounded in their haste to
the mercies of the French.
Soult was ordered into Portugal. 1t was diff.
cult march The guerilla spirit of Spain was up
the weather was horrid-the roads almost impas
sable; but Sout through all these difficulties,
reached Oporto, which he carried by storm, killing
10000 Portuguese in the action. He was now
elf cd 81 ~. -;tb
and while he vainly waited renforcements from
France, he learned that the English had landed on
the coast and that the whole nation was rising
There was no time TO be lost. He burnt the equip.
ages of the army, beginning with his own and,
filing every knapsack with ammunition rather
than food, he commenced his retreat. Even in re-
treat he managed to repulse the enemy on every
side and he reentered Spain in safety.
He was now named Major General in Spain
November 10, 1902 he gained the victory of 0cana,
which opened the way to Andalusia, where some
,ay that he restored order, and some that he pill
aged the people.
1t was not that Marmont was defeated at Araph-
lies and the English left free 10 advance on Madrid.
Soult evacuated Andalusia-pushed through Gren-
ada Murcia to Valencia There he rallied the scat
tered armies of the center and in the battle of
Salamanca defeated the English and drove them
back on Portugal in a manner that proved beyond
question his perfect generalship.
In 1918, the Russian campaign struck blow
at the heart of France. Napoleon had lost 100000
men in that terrible movement. Soult was one
element of hope still left. He was called from
Spain to the command of the Guard, and he made
l.. al.
Of Lutzen and Bautzen.
Soult had left Spain. In his absence yelling |
on gained the battle of Vittoria and the cloud of
INVASION hung over the frontiers Of France. Ma
,oeon at Dresden ordered Soult in all haste on
spain From the bottom of Germany he reached |
3ayonne in eight days and with $4,000 he threw
himself into the place and held 10000 English |
ong in check. Dslodged from Bayonne he fought |
etreating at st. Palais-at Sauvetere-at Orthez
at Alike and at Tarbes, and when he attempted |
o throw himself into Toulouse he had 26,o 900 men
o oppose $4,000 English.
1t was now April 10, 1914. Paris had been for
evera days in the hands Of the Allies Bonaparte
ad abdcated-Louis XVIII. was on the throne
I'D Marshal Soult was the last man to yield, and
he thunder Of his cannon under the walls of Tou-
,use was the last farewell salute to the Empire.
he fact that it is disputed whether he gained or
'st the battle of Toulouse is proof enough that he
,ught bravely and was not badly defeated.
The education of the military man teaches him
} obey without stopping to inquire who is at the
cad of affairs or how he came into the possession
authority. In the Of Soult, there were still
ther influences which moved him-he was am
itious. While Napoleon was in power, the Mar
nal had attempted to be made King of Portugal
nder his auspices. Now that Napoleon had fallen,
oult saw that bis interest lay in the support of
gitimacy He declared for the Bourbon re-
,unced his imperialism and became a most siren
,us supporter of the Restoration. Three months
ter he fought the last battle for Napoleon he was
,pointed by Louis XVIII. to the command Of the
til Military Division. and on the Sd December he
,came Minister Of War. To his eternal disgrace
I'd as giving the closest proof that traitors heart
as in him, he now provoked the confscation
the property of the Bonaparte family, and ne
used Excelmans one of his old companions in
ms, 10 be tried by Court Martial becsuse-being
truer man TO his principles than Soult-he had