. . "Upon the outbreak of the French Revolution, Val\u00E9e enlisted in the French revolutionary army and was sent to serve in the Army of the Nord. Promoted to captain in 1795 and to lieutenant colonel in 1804, Val\u00E9e distinguished himself in the Battle of Jena, after which he was promoted to colonel in 1807 and given command of the 1st Artillery Regiment. In 1809, Val\u00E9e was made commander of the artillery of the III Corps in Spain, where he distinguished himself in the sieges of Lleida, Tarragona, Tortosa and Valencia. In 1811 Val\u00E9e was promoted to g\u00E9n\u00E9ral de division and in 1814 Napol\u00E9on created him a count."@en . . "Upon the outbreak of the French Revolution, Val\u00E9e enlisted in the French revolutionary army and was sent to serve in the Army of the Nord. Promoted to captain in 1795 and to lieutenant colonel in 1804, Val\u00E9e distinguished himself in the Battle of Jena, after which he was promoted to colonel in 1807 and given command of the 1st Artillery Regiment. In 1809, Val\u00E9e was made commander of the artillery of the III Corps in Spain, where he distinguished himself in the sieges of Lleida, Tarragona, Tortosa and Valencia. In 1811 Val\u00E9e was promoted to g\u00E9n\u00E9ral de division and in 1814 Napol\u00E9on created him a count. With the restoration of the House of Bourbon to the throne of France, Val\u00E9e was made Inspector-General of the artillery. Although Napol\u00E9on upon his return from Elba made him commander of the artillery of the 5th military division, after the failure of the Waterloo campaign and the second restoration, Val\u00E9e was retained by Louis XVIII as Inspector-General of the artillery. In this position he reorganized the French artillery, implementing the \"Val\u00E9e system\". Put on the non active list in September 1830, Val\u00E9e was made a Peer of France in 1835 and in 1837 when the need arose for an experience artillery general, Val\u00E9e was reinstated on the active service list and sent to Algeria. He commanded the artillery in the expedition against Constantine, and after the death of the army's commander, general Charles-Marie Denys de Damr\u00E9mont, Val\u00E9e was made commander of the French expeditionary forces. The forces commanded by Val\u00E9e stormed and captured the city on October 13, a feat which gained him the Marshal's baton. Val\u00E9e founded Skikda, and built the largest Roman theatre in Algeria in in the town. It was built upon the ruins of ancient Roman and Phoenician history. Val\u00E9e was then made governor-general and served in this capacity until 1840. During his time as governor-general, Val\u00E9e was faced with the insurrection of Abd-el-Kader. Count Val\u00E9\u00E9 died in 1846 in Paris."@en . . . . . . . . . "Sylvain Charles Val\u00E9e"@en . .