Jean-Joseph, Marquis Dessolles
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Jean-Joseph Dessolles GCLH, COSL, KOHS |
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Engraving of Dessolles by Yan' Dargent (1889)
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| 3rd Prime Minister of France | |
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In office 29 December 1818 – 19 November 1819 |
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| Monarch | Louis XVIII |
| Preceded by | Armand-Emmanuel du Plessis de Richelieu |
| Succeeded by | Élie Decazes |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
3 July 1767 Auch, Gascony, France |
| Died | 3 November 1828 (aged 61) Saulx-les-Chartreux, Essonne, France |
| Political party | Doctrinaires |
| Profession | Military officer |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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| Allegiance |
 First French Republic First French Empire Bourbon Restoration
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| Service/branch |
French Revolutionary Army Grande Armée National Guard |
| Years of service | 1792–1814 |
| Rank |
Adjutant general Brigadier general Divisional general Commander-in-chief |
| Battles/wars |
French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars Peninsular War Hundred Days |
Jean-Joseph Paul Augustin, Marquis Dessolles (3 July 1767 – 3 November 1828) was a French soldier and statesman. He was the Prime Minister of France from 29 December 1818 to 18 November 1819.
Born in Auch, in 1767, he was educated under the direction of his uncle, Irénée-Yves de Solle, who was the Bishop of Digne and later Chambéry.
Having entered into military service in 1792, he became an Adjutant-General under the command of Napoléon Bonaparte during the Italian campaign of the War of the First Coalition. He soon rose to the rank of Brigadier-General on May 31, 1797.
During the War of the Second Coalition, he served as Chief of Staff to Jean Moreau in the Italian theatre, where he distinguished himself at Noir in 1799. He defeated the Austrians in the Valtellina in 1800, where under his command, French forces killed 1,200, captured 4,000 men, and eighteen pieces of cannon.
He assisted at the Battle of Novi, at the Battles of Sainte-Marie (where he was named Major-General on April 13, 1799, and also at Lodi, where he was honoured with the nickname 'Decius français' (French Decius). He contributed to the French victory of Hohenlinden in 1801, and remained in service up to the Peace of Lunéville.
He was named a State Councillor (Conseiller d'État) in ordinary service, attached to the War section, on 30 Frimaire of the year X. In the Year XII, he entered into extraordinary service, and remained a member of the Council of Administration of War (Conseil d'Administration de la Guerre) until 1805.
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