▁standards . ▁He ▁received ▁the ▁decor ation ▁of ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Honor ▁after ▁the ▁battle , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁wounded . ▁He ▁was ▁near ▁Str als und ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 7 . ▁E lev ated ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁general ▁of ▁brig ade , ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁General ▁Marie ▁Victor ▁de ▁F ay , ▁mar quis ▁de ▁Lat our - Ma ub ourg ' s ▁ 1 st ▁Drag oon ▁Division ▁as ▁the ▁brig ad ier ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁and ▁ 2 5 th ▁Drag o ons . ▁The ▁same ▁year ▁he ▁commanded ▁with ▁great ▁distinction ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁He ils berg ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Fried land . ▁ ▁Ass igned ▁to ▁Spain , ▁he ▁commanded ▁a ▁drag oon ▁brig ade ▁under ▁Marsh al ▁Jean ▁L annes . ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁November ▁ 1 8 0 8 , ▁he ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁T ud ela ▁where ▁Francisco ▁Cast añ os ▁was ▁defeated . ▁App oint ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁the ▁civil ian ▁and ▁military ▁governor ▁of ▁the ▁provinces ▁of ▁C ór dob a ▁and ▁Ja én , ▁he ▁managed ▁by ▁a ▁wise ▁administration , ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁trust ▁of ▁people ▁that ▁the ▁rav ages ▁of ▁war ▁had ▁anger ed ▁and ▁reduced ▁to ▁the ▁deep est ▁mis ery . ▁For ▁six ▁months , ▁he ▁kept ▁over ▁ 7 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁from ▁suffering ▁fam ine . ▁ ▁By ▁his ▁brilliant ▁leadership ▁during ▁Marsh