sentences:  On July 12, 1809, he was named colonel of the 24th Chasseurs de Cheval [Light Cavalry] Regiment, and on November 21, 1812 he was made a Brigade General.After the abdication of Napoleon in 1814, Ameil accepted the restored Bourbon regime and was made a Knight of the Order of Saint Louis.He then accompanied the Count of Artois (Charles X) to Lyon, with orders to stop Napoleon's advance.