serviceyears death_date death_place birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
1774-1815 12 june 1816 la houssaye , france paris , france kingdom naples 1806 kingdom of portugal 1750 of france kingdom of prussia 1750 kingdom of marshal of honour , grand cross of the order of charles of iii of spain , title of duke of castiglione , france peer of france , knight of the order of saint , louis grand officer of the legion french revolutionary wars , napoleonic wars 21 october 1757 père lachaise cemetery général de division charles pierre francois augereau.jpg pierre augereau
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pierre augereau

charles pierre françois augereau , 1st duc de castiglione -lrb- 21 october 1757 -- 12 june 1816 -rrb- was a soldier and general and marshal of france .
after serving in the french revolutionary wars he earned rapid promotion while fighting against spain and soon found himself a division commander under napoleon bonaparte in italy .
he fought in all of bonaparte 's battles of 1796 with great distinction .
during the napoleonic wars , emperor napoleon entrusted him with important commands .
his life ended under a cloud because of his poor timing in switching sides between napoleon and king louis xviii of france .
napoleon wrote of augereau that he `` has plenty of character , courage , firmness , activity ; is inured to war ; is well liked by the soldiery ; is fortunate in his operations . ''
