erme ▁générale , ▁a ▁tax ▁collect or . ▁He ▁entered ▁the ▁army ▁as ▁a ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 4 th ▁Infantry ▁Regiment , ▁and ▁after ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Ch asse urs ▁à ▁cheval ▁Regiment . ▁App oint ed ▁chef ▁d ' esc ad ron ▁( capt ain ) ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁Drag oon ▁Regiment , ▁he ▁was ▁wounded ▁by ▁a ▁bay on et ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁bridge ▁of ▁Ke hl . ▁ ▁Later ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Tre bb ia , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁acting ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁regiment ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁colon el . ▁His ▁younger ▁brother ▁was ▁wounded ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mar engo , ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Art illery ▁of ▁the ▁Cons ular ▁Guard . ▁Napoleon ▁Bon ap arte ▁sent ▁Colonel ▁Jean - B apt iste ▁B ess ières ▁to ▁D ige on ' s ▁father ▁to ▁give ▁him ▁the ▁news . ▁P ère ▁D ige on ▁asked ▁for ▁a ▁favor ▁for ▁his ▁el dest ▁son , ▁which ▁Napoleon ▁granted . ▁D ige on ▁returned ▁to ▁France ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁colon el ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 6 th ▁Ch asse urs ▁à ▁cheval ▁Regiment . ▁ ▁Napole onic ▁Wars ▁Still ▁leading ▁the ▁ 2 6 th ▁Ch asse urs , ▁D ige on ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Ul m ▁Camp aign ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 5 , ▁including ▁L ens berg , ▁and ▁Battle ▁of ▁Aust er l itz , ▁where ▁he ▁took ▁three