▁about ▁it ." ▁There up on ▁Dup uy ▁took ▁off ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁ep au lett es ▁and ▁placed ▁it ▁on ▁Such et ' s ▁shoulder , ▁saying , ▁" By ▁my ▁al m ight iness , ▁I ▁make ▁thee ▁colon el ." ▁This ▁c low n ish ▁action ▁was ▁successful ; ▁Bon ap arte ▁immediately ▁directed ▁Louis - Alex and re ▁Ber th ier ▁to ▁write ▁out ▁Such et ' s ▁nom ination ▁for ▁adv ancement . ▁ ▁His ▁services ▁in ▁the ▁Ty rol ▁under ▁J ou bert ▁that ▁year ▁and ▁in ▁Switzerland ▁under ▁Br une ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁were ▁recognized ▁by ▁his ▁promotion ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁brig ad ier ▁general ▁( ). ▁He ▁took ▁no ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁campaign ▁but ▁was ▁made ▁Br une ' s ▁chief ▁of ▁staff ▁in ▁August ▁and ▁restored ▁the ▁efficiency ▁and ▁discipline ▁of ▁the ▁army ▁in ▁Italy . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 7 9 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁division ▁general ▁() ▁and ▁made ▁J ou bert ' s ▁chief ▁of ▁staff ▁in ▁Italy . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁second - in - command ▁to ▁Mass é na . ▁His ▁de xter ous ▁resistance ▁to ▁the ▁superior ▁forces ▁of ▁the ▁Aust ri ans ▁with ▁the ▁left ▁wing ▁of ▁Mass é na ' s ▁army , ▁when ▁the ▁right ▁and ▁centre ▁were ▁shut ▁up ▁in ▁Gen oa , ▁not ▁only ▁prevent ed ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁France ▁from ▁this ▁direction ▁but ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁Napoleon '