biography
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Suchet, Louis Gabriel, duc (Duke) d'Albufera da Valencia
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pronunciation:
[süshay]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1770–1826)
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| biography:
| Napoleonic general, born in Lyon, SC France. Destined to follow his father in silk manufacturing, his exceptional military talents became apparent when he was a volunteer in the national guard. After serving at Toulon (1793), Tirol (1797), and Switzerland (1797–8), he played a major role in Napoleon's successful crossing of the Alps (1800), defeated the British (1809–10), and conquered Valencia (1812), which gave him his title. Made a peer by Louis XVIII, he was deprived of his title in 1815 because of his support of Napoleon during the Hundred Days. |
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