on ▁after , ▁he ▁was ▁re called ▁from ▁Spain ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁Joseph ▁Bon ap arte ▁( who ▁had ▁been ▁installed ▁by ▁his ▁brother ▁as ▁King ▁Joseph ▁I ▁of ▁Spain ) ▁with ▁whom , ▁as ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁mar sh als , ▁he ▁had ▁always ▁disag re ed . ▁ ▁In ▁Germany ▁and ▁def ending ▁southern ▁France ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 8 1 3 ▁Sou lt ▁assumed ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁IV ▁Corps ▁of ▁the ▁Grande ▁Arm ée ▁and ▁commanded ▁the ▁centre ▁at ▁L üt zen ▁and ▁B aut zen , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁soon ▁sent , ▁with ▁un limited ▁powers , ▁to ▁the ▁South ▁of ▁France ▁to ▁repair ▁the ▁damage ▁done ▁by ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁V itor ia . ▁It ▁is ▁to ▁Sou lt ' s ▁credit ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁re organ ise ▁the ▁dem oral ised ▁French ▁forces . ▁ ▁His ▁last ▁off ens ives ▁into ▁Spain ▁were ▁turned ▁back ▁by ▁Well ington ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Py ren ees ▁( S ora uren ) ▁and ▁by ▁Fre ire ' s ▁Sp ani ards ▁at ▁San ▁Mar cial . ▁P urs ued ▁onto ▁French ▁soil , ▁Sou lt ▁was ▁man eu ver ed ▁out ▁of ▁several ▁positions ▁at ▁N iv elle , ▁N ive , ▁and ▁Or the z , ▁before ▁suffering ▁what ▁was ▁techn ically ▁a ▁defeat ▁at ▁Well ington ' s ▁hands ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Toul ouse . ▁He ▁never theless ▁inf lic ted ▁severe ▁cas ual ties ▁on ▁Well ington ▁and ▁was ▁able ▁to