What is Louis Gabriel Suchet?
{{Infobox military person |name= Louis Gabriel Suchet, 1st Duc d'Albufera |image=Louis gabriel Suchet.png |caption= |born=2 March 1770 |died = 3 January 1826 (aged 55) |placeofbirth= [[Lyon]], France |placeofdeath= near [[Marseilles]], France |nickname= |allegiance= {{FRA}} |branch=[[French Army|army]] |serviceyears= 1792–1815 |rank=[[Divisional General|Général de division]] |commands= |battles=[[French Revolutionary Wars]]<br> *[[Siege of Toulon]] [[Napoleonic Wars]]<br> *[[Battle of Austerlitz]] *[[Battle of Saalfeld]] *[[Battle of Jena-Auerstedt|Battle of Jena]] *[[Battle of Pułtusk]] *[[Siege of Saragossa (1808)|Siege of Saragossa]] *[[Battle of Alcañiz]] *[[Battle of María]] [[War of the Seventh Coalition]] |awards=[[Marshal of France]] |laterwork= author |portrayedby= }} '''Louis Gabriel Suchet''', '''1st Duc d'[[Albufera]]''' (2 March 1770 – 3 January 1826) was a [[Marshal of France]] and one of [[Napoleon]]'s most brilliant generals. ==Early career== He was the son of a [[silk]] [[manufacturer]] at [[Lyon]], where he was born, originally intended to follow his father's business; but as a volunteer in the cavalry of the national guard at Lyons in 1792 his military ability got him rapid promotion. As ''chef de bataillon'' he was present at the [[Siege of Toulon]] in 1793, where he took [[Charles O'Hara|General O'Hara]] prisoner. |A divisional commander in the campaigns against the [[War of the Third Coalition|Third]] and [[War of the Fourth Coalition|Fourth Coalitions]] Suchet was one of the few senior French officers serving in Spain who managed to preserve their reputation intact. In the campaigns of 1805 and 1806 he greatly enhanced his reputation at [[Battle of Austerlitz|Austerlitz]], [[Battle of Saalfeld|Saalfeld]], [[Battle of Jena-Auerstedt|Jena]], [[Battle of Pułtusk|Pułtusk]] and Ostrolenka. He obtained the title of [[count]] on 19 March 1808, married on 16 November of the same year Mlle. Honorine Anthoine de Saint-Joseph ([[Marseille]], 26 February 1790 – Paris, 13 April 1884), a niece of [[Jul