bon ▁Rest oration , ▁D ige on ▁was ▁employed ▁as ▁inspect or ▁general ▁of ▁caval ry . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁that ▁capacity ▁at ▁Ne vers , ▁when ▁the ▁Emperor ▁Napoleon ▁I ▁of ▁France ▁returned ▁from ▁El ba . ▁ ▁The ▁minister ▁of ▁war ▁appointed ▁him ▁to ▁command ▁a ▁caval ry ▁division ▁at ▁Lyon . ▁He ▁arrived ▁there ▁on ▁ 5 ▁March , ▁but ▁after ▁many ▁fruit less ▁efforts ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁soldiers ▁from ▁joining ▁Napoleon , ▁he ▁left ▁that ▁city ▁with ▁the ▁Jacques ▁Mac don ald , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Tar anto . ▁King ▁Louis ▁XVIII ▁of ▁France ▁appointed ▁him ▁a ide - de - camp . ▁D ige on ▁decl ined ▁to ▁serve ▁Napoleon ▁during ▁the ▁H undred ▁Days . ▁ ▁In ▁return , ▁the ▁restored ▁king ▁appointed ▁him ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Caval ry ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Guard , ▁and ▁later ▁created ▁him ▁a ▁peer ▁of ▁France ▁with ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Vis count . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Upper ▁House , ▁he ▁constantly ▁supported ▁the ▁right ist ▁policy ▁and ▁the ▁en su ing ▁minister ial ▁system . ▁In ▁political ▁tri als ▁he ▁voted ▁for ▁the ▁party ▁rig or ously . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 8 2 3 , ▁in ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁Claude ▁Victor - P err in , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Bell uno , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Act ing ▁Minister ▁of ▁War . ▁Three ▁months ▁after ward ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Minister ▁of ▁State ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Priv y ▁Council , ▁then ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁army ▁of ▁occupation . ▁He ▁died ▁on