French Army of Spain under Marshal Soult
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The French Army of Spain under Marshal Soult was a major Napoleonic field force operating in the Peninsular War, commanded by Marshal Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult in campaigns across Spain and into the Pyrenees.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French imperial army formation
ⓘ
Napoleonic field army ⓘ |
| allegiance | Napoleon I of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateActivePeriod | 1808–1814 ⓘ |
| belligerentAgainst |
British Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish guerrillas ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign |
Andalusian campaign
NERFINISHED
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French invasion of Portugal (1809) NERFINISHED ⓘ Galicia campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Pyrenees campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderRank | Marshal of the Empire ⓘ |
| component |
artillery
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cavalry ⓘ engineers ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| conflict | Peninsular War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | First French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | French ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Albuera
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Corunna NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Oporto NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of San Marcial NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Sorauren NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Talavera campaign operations NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Pyrenees NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Battle of Porto NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Badajoz (1811) NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Badajoz (1812) French operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedCommander |
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish General Francisco Ballesteros NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish General Gregorio de la Cuesta NERFINISHED ⓘ William Carr Beresford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
French Army in Spain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grande Armée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
occupation of Spanish territory
ⓘ
offensive operations in the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ support of Joseph Bonaparte’s rule in Spain ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Pyrenees
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | combined arms force ⓘ |
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