Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Akaiswa muprytanée paSaint-Cyr, akapinda muuto semunhu oga mu1st Cuirassier Regiment muna 1803 uye achipinda chikoro chechiuto paFontainebleau musi wa23 Gumiguru 1804, achisiya se sub-lieutenant mu15th Regiment yeLine. Akashanda muhurumende iyoyo mu
Austerlitz, mishandirapamwe yePrussian nePoland, ichitaurwa nezvayo mumashoko eAusterlitz uye yakakuvadzwa paJena (1806). Akakwidziridzwa kuva lieutenant musi wa30 Mbudzi 1806 akagamuchira muchinjikwa weLégion d'honneur paEylau (1807).