Soult

[ soolt ]

/ sult /

noun

Ni·co·las Jean de Dieu

[nee-kaw-lah zhahn duh dyœ] /ni kɔˈlɑ ʒɑ̃ də dyœ/, Duke of Dalmatia, 1769–1851, French marshal.

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Examples from the Web for soult

If Soult were here with thirty thousand men—but he will not come.
The Exploits Of Brigadier Gerard|Arthur Conan Doyle
Soult, a stern soldier, vulgar but energetic; his mouth and lower part of his face like Edridge, though not so large a man.
Before and after Waterloo|Edward Stanley
Soult advanced in this direction to open up communications with Massena, who was massed with his regiments on the Tagus.
With Wellington in Spain|F. S. Brereton
Soult now barred the way to Austerlitz, and the allies turned southward towards Satschan.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 8|Various

Soult and Marmont could put sixty thousand men into the field, whereas the Allies on the Caya could not muster half that number.
The Life of a Regimental Officer|A. F. Mockler-Ferryman

British Dictionary definitions for soult

Soult

/ (French sult) /

noun

Nicolas Jean de Dieu (nikɔlɑ ʒɑ̃ də dyø). 1769–1851, French marshal under Napoleon I. Under Louis-Philippe he was minister of war (1830–34; 1840–44)

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