▁ 2 5 ▁December ▁ 1 7 9 6 , ▁Mor lot ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁Military ▁Division ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁August ▁ 1 7 9 7 ▁and ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Military ▁Division ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁January ▁ 1 7 9 8 . ▁In ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁years ▁he ▁transferred ▁between ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁Bat av ian ▁Republic , ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁and ▁Gr isons . ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁September ▁ 1 8 0 1 ▁he ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁in active ▁duty . ▁ ▁Empire ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁June ▁ 1 8 0 4 , ▁Mor lot ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁L ég ion ▁d ' H onneur . ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁November ▁ 1 8 0 5 ▁he ▁was ▁employed ▁as ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁Military ▁Division ▁and ▁on ▁ 9 ▁November ▁ 1 8 0 7 ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Corps ▁of ▁Observ ation ▁of ▁the ▁Ocean ▁Coast . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 8 ▁the ▁ 2 9 , 3 4 1 - strong ▁corps ▁was ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Marsh al ▁Bon - Ad rien ▁Je annot ▁de ▁Mon ce y . ▁Mor lot ▁commanded ▁the ▁ 7 , 1 4 9 - man ▁ 3 rd ▁Division ▁which ▁consisted ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 th , ▁ 1 0 th ▁and ▁ 1 1 th ▁Pro vis ional ▁Reg iments ▁and ▁a ▁Pr uss ian ▁batt alion . ▁His ▁brig