 Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Muna 1805, chikwata chaMerlin chakadanwa kuGrande Armée uye akashumira mairi kwemakore matatu akatevera, achirwa muhondo dzeAusterlitz, Jenauye Friedland. Akazvizivisa pakutora Lübeck, uye akasimudzirwa kuva Major musi wa20 Kukadzi 1807. Musi wa 20 Chikunguru 1808 akava chevalier de lEmpire, uye akashanda gore rakatevera pasi paMarshal Bernadotte muAntwerp. 