branch death_date death_place birth_place allegiance battles birth_date rank image article_title name
french army 28 april 1837 versailles , france lubersac , france france french revolutionary wars napoleonic wars 30 april 1760 général de division general joseph souham.jpg joseph souham
 joseph souham
joseph souham

joseph souham -lrb- 30 april 1760 - 28 april 1837 -rrb- was a french general who fought in the french revolutionary wars and the napoleonic wars .
he was born at lubersac and died at versailles .
after long service in the french royal army , he was elected to lead a volunteer battalion in 1792 during the french revolution .
he was promoted to general of division in september 1793 after playing a prominent role in the defense of dunkirk .
in may 1794 with his commander absent , he took temporary command of the `` army of the north '' and defeated the coalition army at tourcoing .
he led the covering forces at the siege of ypres and participated in the successful invasion of the dutch republic .
he spent many years in occupation duties in holland and then his career suffered because of his association with pichegru and moreau .
starting in 1809 he was employed in spain during the peninsular war , winning the battle of vich where he was wounded .
in army command again , he forced wellington 's army to retreat at tordesillas in 1812 .
the following year he led a division at lützen and a corps at leipzig .
he remained loyal to the bourbons during the hundred days .
