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Louis-Gabriel Suchet

    Louis-Gabriel Suchet byl maršálem Francie a jedním z nejbrilantnějších Napoleonových generálů. Jeho vojenská kariéra začala jako dobrovolník v Lyonu, kde projevil vojenské schopnosti, které mu zajistily rychlé povýšení. Vynikal v italských a švýcarských kampaních, kde jeho obratná obrana a iniciativní velení v bitvách, jako byla bitva u Janova, přispěly k úspěchu francouzských sil. Suchet si získal pověst mimořádně schopného velitele, který dokázal nejen strategicky triumfovat, ale také efektivně spravovat dobytá území, jak dokázal ve Španělsku, kde přinesl region Aragonie pod kontrolu Francie svou vojenskou bravurou a obratnou administrací.

    Memoirs of the War in Spain, From 1808 to 1814; Volume 2
    Memoirs of the War in Spain, from 1808 to 1814; Volume 1
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      Memoirs of the War in Spain, from 1808 to 1814; Volume 12022
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