m , ▁and ▁at ▁Aust er l itz ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁decis ive ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁al lied ▁centre . ▁ ▁Sou lt ▁played ▁a ▁great ▁part ▁in ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁famous ▁batt les ▁of ▁the ▁Grande ▁Arm ée , ▁including ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Aust er l itz ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 5 ▁and ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁J ena ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 6 . ▁However , ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Fried land ▁because ▁on ▁that ▁same ▁day ▁he ▁was ▁conqu ering ▁König s berg . ▁After ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁Peace ▁of ▁T ils it , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁France ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 8 ▁was ▁an oint ed ▁by ▁Nap ol éon ▁first ▁Duke ▁of ▁Dal mat ia ▁( F rench : ▁Duc ▁de ▁Dal mat ie ). ▁The ▁award ing ▁of ▁this ▁honour ▁greatly ▁dis ple ased ▁him , ▁for ▁he ▁felt ▁that ▁his ▁title ▁should ▁have ▁been ▁Duke ▁of ▁Aust er l itz , ▁a ▁title ▁which ▁Nap ol éon ▁had ▁reserved ▁for ▁himself . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁Sou lt ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁II ▁Corps ▁of ▁the ▁army ▁with ▁which ▁Nap ol éon ▁intended ▁to ▁conquer ▁Spain . ▁After ▁winning ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Gam onal , ▁Sou lt ▁was ▁detailed ▁by ▁the ▁Emperor ▁to ▁purs ue ▁Lieutenant - General ▁Sir ▁John ▁Moore ' s ▁British ▁army . ▁At ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Cor u ña , ▁at ▁which ▁Moore ▁was ▁killed , ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Dal