[1] In 1801, Coupigny participated in the War of the Oranges, seeing service at the sieges of Olivenza and Jurumenha.
[1] At the outbreak of the War of the Third Coalition, in 1805, he was appointed commanding officer of Campo de Gibraltar.
Given the command of the 2nd Division of the Army of Andalusia, under General Castaños, Coupigny's troops, some 7,300 foot soldiers and 500 horse,[2] made up the vanguard of the Spanish forces at the decisive Battle of Bailén.
He fought at Tudela (November 1808) and Belchite (June 1809), being promoted to commander of the Royal Guard that same year.
[1] Following the 1817 pronunciamento by generals Milans del Bosch and Luis de Lacy, Coupigny ordered Lacy's execution, which led to him having to abandon Mallorca and his post, in 1820,[1] when the revolt led by Rafael del Riego forced King Ferdinand VII to restore the 1812 Constitution, bringing about the Trienio Liberal.