Jean-Baptiste Solignac fought at Magnano and was wounded at Novi in 1799.
23 Facts About Jean-Baptiste Solignac
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Jean-Baptiste Solignac was dismissed in 1806 for embezzling, but was reactivated to lead a brigade in the 1807 Invasion of Portugal.
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Jean-Baptiste Solignac led a division during Massena's invasion of Portugal and fought at Fuentes de Onoro.
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Jean-Baptiste Solignac was dismissed from the army in 1815 and not restored to command until 1830.
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Jean-Baptiste Solignac finally retired from the army in 1834 and died in 1850.
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Jean-Baptiste Solignac fought in the early campaigns of the War of the Pyrenees in the Army of the Eastern Pyrenees.
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Jean-Baptiste Solignac transferred to the 8th Military Division, headquartered in Marseilles.
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Jean-Baptiste Solignac then transferred to the Army of Italy where he distinguished himself.
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Jean-Baptiste Solignac was wounded in the thigh during a skirmish at the Colle del Melogno.
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Jean-Baptiste Solignac was named a Commander of the Legion of Honor on 14 June 1804.
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The brigade was not engaged at Caldiero, but on 2 November 1805, Jean-Baptiste Solignac led 6,000 French troops and 12 guns into action including his own brigade and elements of Jean Mathieu Seras' division.
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On 31 March 1806, Jean-Baptiste Solignac was accused of embezzlement and dismissed from the army.
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Jean-Baptiste Solignac was restored to his former rank by Emperor Napoleon's decree on 20 April 1807.
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Jean-Baptiste Solignac took part in the 1807 Invasion of Portugal and commanded the French vanguard at the Battle of Evora on 29 July 1808.
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At the Battle of Vimiero on 21 August 1808, Jean-Baptiste Solignac commanded a brigade in Louis Henri Loison's division.
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On 17 November 1808, Jean-Baptiste Solignac was promoted general of division.
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Jean-Baptiste Solignac's troops were engaged in the Siege of Astorga in March and April 1810.
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On 15 November 1811, Jean-Baptiste Solignac was again dismissed from the army.
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Jean-Baptiste Solignac pleaded with Emperor Napoleon to be readmitted to the army, and he was appointed to command a division in the I Corps on 1 January 1814.
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At Courtrai, Jean-Baptiste Solignac's division included battalion-sized detachments from the 17th, 27th, 28th, 51st, 55th, 65th, and 75th Line Infantry Regiments, a total of 3,738 officers and men.
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Subsequent to Napoleon's return from Elba, Jean-Baptiste Solignac was appointed to the Chamber of Representatives.
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Jean-Baptiste Solignac was only restored to active duty on 1 September 1830 when he assumed command of the 9th Military District.
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Jean-Baptiste Solignac was appointed Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor on 20 April 1831.