in that palace. The Emperor himself makes an appearance there around 9 p.m. and talks with Count Pac and the local nobles. Thereafter, Napoleon attached the count to the imperial staff as aide-de-camp, with the rank of Général de brigade. Pac was with Napoleon during the Fire of Moscow and was wounded during the Battle of Berezina. At Smarhon', Napoleon leaves the Grande Armée on December 5 under the guard of Pac's uhlans to reach Paris as soon as possible due to the Malet coup of 1812. War of the Sixth Coalition (1813–1814) During the War of the Sixth Coalition, Pac fought in several battles. In the battles of Lützen and Leipzig, he commanded several Polish cavalry units. Distinguishing himself by his bravery and his efficiency in staff work, Pac was elevated to the rank of commander of the Legion of Honor on 24 October 1813. He was also made commander of the military order Virtuti Militari and Knight of the Order of Saint Stanislaus of the Duchy of Warsaw. On 4 January 1814, Pac was given the task of reorganizing the Polish cavalry stationed in Reims. Pac was promoted to Général de division on 12 January 1814. As part of Marshal Michel Ney's army corps, Pac's regiments fought in the Campaign of France. In March, General Pac distinguished himself at Berry-au-Bac where he defeated an enemy twice as numerous, taking nearly 300 men prisoner (including Prince Gagarin) and twice that number in horses. In the Battle of Craonne, under Ney's orders, Pac, commanding the Old Guard cavalry, resisted the enemy and stayed on the plateau, allowing Napoleon and his Imperial Guard to come rushing, thus deciding the success of the day. In the Battle of Laon, Pac was wounded in the hand and in the face, which did not prevent him from charging, taking hundreds of Russian prisoners. He succeeded in bringing Napoleon a 600-strong troop which he had re-equipped and organized in two months, recruiting even among the Polish prisoners of war, which Napoleon described as "superb". On 30 March 1814, Count Pac, faithful to the French emperor till the very end, personally led a charge of four squadrons with his arm still in a sling on La Villette's plateau, in front Pantin's barrier. This was the last cavalry charge of the capital's defense during the Battle of Paris. He is the last to retreat, after Captain Zajączek