Joseph Souham
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Joseph, comte Souham was a French general who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was born at Lubersac and died at Versailles. After long service in the French Royal Ar
General Joseph Souham
Battle of Tordesillas (1812)
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In the Battle of Tordesillas, Battle of Villamuriel or Battle of Palencia between 25 and 29 October 1812, a French army led by Joseph Souham outmaneuvered and pushed back an Anglo-Portuguese-Spanish a
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…during the Peninsular War, winning the Battle of Vich where he was wounded. When he was in army command again, he forced Wellington's army to retreat at Tordesillas in 1812 and became one of the few French generals to remain undefeated in the war. The following year he led a division at Lützen and a corps at Leipzig…
The feat of Captain Guingret from Foy's command at Tordesillas (depiction by Charles Motte).
Stone bridge at Palencia
Stone bridge over the Duero at Tordesillas.