he discharged until his death in November 1825; and from his first entrance into the chamber, was distinguished for his eloquence, and quickly became the acknowledged leader of the opposition. Before his death he wrote a history of the Peninsular War. Notes References Chandler, David, Dictionary of the Napoleonic Wars. Macmillan, 1979. Glover, Michael, The Peninsular War 1808-1814. Penguin Books, 1974. This article incorporates material from The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. X. No. 289. Published December 22, 1827, that work is now in the public domain. 1775 births 1825 deaths People from Ham, Somme Barons of the First French Empire Members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Bourbon Restoration French generals Commandeurs of the Légion d'honneur Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery French commanders of the Napoleonic Wars Names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe