"The Peninsular Marshal"

1770 March 2 - Born at Lyons
1792 May 12 - Joined a volunteer company in the Ardeche
1793 September 20 - Lieutenant-colonel of 4th Battalion of the Ardeche
1793 December - Participated in the Siege of Toulon
1796 April - Serves in l'Armee d'Italie (to September 15)
1797 January - Serves at Rivoli
1797 April 2 - Wounded at Neumarkt
1798 March 23 - Promoted to general de brigade
1798 August 22 - Chief of staff in l'Armee d'Italie
1798 December 27 - Relieved of duties by the Directory
1799 July 10 - Made general de division and chief of staff to Joubert l'Armee d'Italie
1799 August 15 - Served at the Battle of Novi
1800 May 22-26 - Defended the bridgehead of the Var River
1801 July 24 - Named inspector general of infantry
1805 August 26 - Appointed to command 4th Division of I Corps; serves at Ulm, Hollabrunn and Austerlitz
1806 February 8 - Awarded the Grand Eagle of the Legion of Honor
1806 October 14 - Participated in Battle of Jena
1808 March - Granted the title of comte de l'Empire
1808 November 16 - Married Honorine Antoine de St. Joseph
1809 April 5 - Given command of III Corps in Spain, made governor of Aragon
1809 June 15-18 - Defeated General Blake at Maria and Belchite
1810 April-December - Besieged and took Lerida, Mequinenza, and Tortosa
1811 May 4 - June 28 - Siege and Capture of fortress of Tarragona
1811 July 8 - Appointed Marechal d'Empire (twenty third in order of appointment)
1812 January 9-10 - Valencia seized
1812 January 24 - Granded the title of duc d'Albufera
1813 April - Named commander in chief of l'Armee de Catalogne et d'Aragon
1813 November 18 - Made colonel general of the Imperial Guard
1814 April 15 - Transfers allegiance to King Louis XVIII
1815 March 26 - Actively supported Napoleon; given command of V Corps of Observation at Strasbourg
1815 April 4 - Sent to Lyons in command of five military divisions
1815 April 26 - Commander in chief of VII Corps of Observation
1815 July 12 - Concluded a convention with the Austrians at Lyons
1815 December 27 - Struck from the list of peers of France
1819 March 5 - Named new peer of France
1826 January 3 - Died at his chateau near Marseilles

Suchet Asked by Dr. O'Meara to say who was the ablest of his generals, Napoleon replied; "That is difficult to say, but it seems to me it may have been Suchet; once it was Massena, but eventually one had to consider him as virtually dead; Suchet, Clausel and Gerard were the best French generals in my opinion".

by Gipsy