▁at ▁Toul on . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 7 9 6 ▁Italian ▁campaign , ▁he ▁was ▁sever ely ▁wounded ▁at ▁C erea ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁October . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 7 9 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁command ▁of ▁a ▁half - br ig ade ▁( ). ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 7 9 7 , ▁Such et ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁lieutenant ▁colon els ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁Infantry ▁Dem i - br ig ade , ▁with ▁little ▁hope ▁of ▁adv ancement . ▁He ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Ven ice ▁to ▁proc ure ▁uniform s ▁for ▁the ▁troops . ▁Since ▁the ▁Ven et ians ▁believed ▁that ▁they ▁might ▁in ▁future ▁be ▁ruled ▁by ▁the ▁French , ▁Such et ▁and ▁an ▁a ide ▁were ▁treated ▁like ▁royal ty . ▁For ▁two ▁months , ▁they ▁enjoyed ▁living ▁in ▁a ▁palace , ▁having ▁a ▁personal ▁g ond ola ▁and ▁holding ▁reserved ▁seats ▁at ▁the ▁opera . ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁October ▁ 1 7 9 7 , ▁ 1 5 0 ▁officers ▁of ▁André ▁Mass é na ' s ▁division ▁hosted ▁a ▁large ▁dinner . ▁The ▁colon el ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 2 nd ▁Line , ▁Domin ique ▁Martin ▁Dup uy ▁brought ▁Such et ▁to ▁Napoleon ▁Bon ap arte ' s ▁table ▁and ▁said , ▁" Well ▁general , ▁when ▁will ▁you ▁make ▁our ▁friend ▁Such et ▁a ▁colon el ?" ▁Bon ap arte ▁tried ▁to ▁br ush ▁him ▁off ▁with ▁the ▁reply , ▁" S oon : ▁we ▁will ▁see