<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Ricard akaberekwa musi wa31 December 1771 muCastres, France mune yakazova dhipatimendi reTarn. Muna 1791 akabatana neFrench Royal Army semutevedzeri wechipiri muLe Fère Infantry Regiment. Mugore rimwe chete akanga akwidziridzwa kuva kaputeni. Iye nokukurumidza akatamisirwa kuCorsica kwamakore anoverengeka. Muna 1799 akabuda semubatsiri-de-musasa kuna Louis-Gabriel Suchet. Gore iroro Suchet akaitwa mukuru wevashandi kuna André Masséna muna June uye nokukurumidza pashure mukuru wevashandi veFrance Army yeItaly pasi paBarthélemy Catherine Joubert. Apo Joubert akaurawa muHondo yeNovi, Suchet akanga ari parutivi pake. Suchet akaramba ari mukuru wevashandi pasi paJean Étienne Championnet uyo akarasikirwa nehondo yeGenola musi wa4 Mbudzi. Championnet akarwara ndokufa nefivha musi wa9 Ndira 1800. Kukwidziridzwa kwaRicard kuva Adjutant General Chef de brigade kwakaitika musi wa 31 December 1799. Ricard akarwa pa  <response>: Hondo yePozzolo muna December 1800. Pashure pokunge hondo yapera, akapiwa mabasa mu12th Military Division. Gare gare akashanda paCamp yeBruges asati aenda kuCamp yeSaint-Omer muna 1803. 