Suchet,
far from taking again the business of family silk trade, engages
in the cavalry of the national Guard in September 1793. With
the head office of Toulon, it captures the English General O'
Meara and meets Bonaparte.
Suchet finds the Corsican General in 1796 for the campaign of
Italy. Head of battalion under the commands of Masséna,
it is active in Dego, Lodi, Rivoli, Castiglione, Bassano and
Arcole. But it is wounded in Cerea.
In 1798, Suchet fights under the commands of Brown at the time
of the short campaign of Helvétie. It is him which carries
the enemy flags to the Directory. Brigadier general, Suchet becomes
the head of staff of Brown in the Army of Italy. He sympathizes
then with Joubert, the successor of Brown, who names it major
general and head of staff in July 1799. With the death of Joubert,
August 15, 1799, Novi, Suchet ensures the command until the arrival
of Masséna. Suchet is illustrated then at the time of
the functioning on Alexandria.
In 1802, Suchet is a general inspector of the infantry, then
commander of a division of the camp of Boulogne which is distinguished
at the time of the campaigns of Austria and Prussia. Fact count
(March 1808), it arrives to Spain at the end of the year. After
the head office of Saragossa, it is named in April 1809 with
the head of the army of Aragon and subjects the area. In June
1809, it gains the victory over the Blake General, then beats
O' Donnell in Lerida in May 1810.
Napoleon grants the stick of marshal to him on July 8, 1811.
In January 1812, he is duke of Albufera and governor of the country
of Valence. After the defeat of Joseph with Vitoria on June 21,
1813, Suchet is withdrawn in Barcelona where its army enlarges
that of Catalonia. In November 1813, it replaces Bessières
like colonel-General of the Guard.
In
March 1814, Ferdinand VII recovers his throne and Suchet regains
France. 14 April, arrived in Narbonne, it adopts the Restoration.
Louis XVIII appoints it military commander, then even of France
on June 4, 1814.
Suchet lines up with the commands of Napoleon on his return of
the island of Elba. It defends the border with Italy. Cut off
in Lyon when Louis XVIII returns on the throne, it capitulates
honourably and is withdrawn. March 5, 1819, Suchet is again even
of France. Already sick, it cannot attend the sacring of Charles
X It dies in January 1826.
