WAX SEAL OF GENERAL OF DIVISION NANSOUTY, First Empire. 31660C
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WAX SEAL OF GENERAL DE DIVISION NANSOUTY, First Empire. 31660C
Oval brass seal measuring H 2.8 cm x 2.3 cm. It portrays a crowned imperial eagle with the inscription around it "Le Genl de DIVn NANSOUTY." Complete with its wooden handle.
France.
First Empire.
Very good condition, a small chip in the wooden handle.
BIOGRAPHY:
Étienne Marie Antoine Champion de Nansouty, born on May 30, 1768 in Bordeaux in Guyenne and died on February 12, 1815 in Paris, was a French general of the Revolution and the Empire. After serving with distinction in the cavalry during the revolutionary wars, he was promoted to the rank of general of division in 1803 and subsequently held important commands during the Napoleonic Wars.
Coming from Burgundian nobility, he studied at the Brienne military school and graduated from the Paris military school. Nansouty's career began in 1785 as a sub-lieutenant in the Bourgogne-Infantry regiment, where his father had served under Louis XV. Becoming a cavalry officer as war broke out in 1792, Nansouty was assigned as an aide-de-camp to Marshal Luckner. During the War of the First Coalition, he campaigned with the French armies on the Rhine and in Germany with the rank of lieutenant colonel and squadron leader in the 9th cavalry regiment. He was promoted to colonel in 1793 and took command of the 9th cavalry regiment, where he distinguished himself on various occasions with brilliant charges. Appointed brigadier general in 1799 after refusing this promotion several times, Nansouty fought the following year under General Moreau in South Germany during the Hohenlinden campaign.
Promoted in 1803 to the rank of general of division, the highest in the French military hierarchy, Nansouty was appointed to command the 1st division of heavy cavalry of the Grande Armée just formed by Napoleon. Leading this formation from 1804 to 1809, Nansouty took part in some of the most famous battles of the third, fourth, and fifth coalitions, distinguishing himself at Austerlitz, Friedland, Eckmühl, Essling, and Wagram. In 1812, during the Russian campaign, Nansouty commanded the 1st cavalry corps, which he led with skill at Ostrowno and Moskova, where he was severely wounded in the knee. The following year, he commanded the Imperial Guard's cavalry and took part in the battles of Dresden, Leipzig, and Hanau, where he was wounded again. His cavalry played a significant role in the multiple engagements of the 1814 campaign in France, especially at La Rothière, Montmirail, Vauchamps, and Craonne, but his numerous injuries forced Nansouty to retire from service.
A member of the French military elite of the First Empire, decorated with the Grand Eagle of the Legion of Honor, Nansouty joined the Emperor's Military Household as the first equerry and also held the position of Colonel-General of the Dragoons. Under the First Restoration, Louis XVIII granted the general decorations and command positions, including that of a company in his Military Household. Nansouty died in February 1815 and was buried in Paris at Père-Lachaise Cemetery. His name is inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris and a street in the 14th arrondissement of Paris was named in his honor.
Oval brass seal measuring H 2.8 cm x 2.3 cm. It portrays a crowned imperial eagle with the inscription around it "Le Genl de DIVn NANSOUTY." Complete with its wooden handle.
France.
First Empire.
Very good condition, a small chip in the wooden handle.
BIOGRAPHY:
Étienne Marie Antoine Champion de Nansouty, born on May 30, 1768 in Bordeaux in Guyenne and died on February 12, 1815 in Paris, was a French general of the Revolution and the Empire. After serving with distinction in the cavalry during the revolutionary wars, he was promoted to the rank of general of division in 1803 and subsequently held important commands during the Napoleonic Wars.
Coming from Burgundian nobility, he studied at the Brienne military school and graduated from the Paris military school. Nansouty's career began in 1785 as a sub-lieutenant in the Bourgogne-Infantry regiment, where his father had served under Louis XV. Becoming a cavalry officer as war broke out in 1792, Nansouty was assigned as an aide-de-camp to Marshal Luckner. During the War of the First Coalition, he campaigned with the French armies on the Rhine and in Germany with the rank of lieutenant colonel and squadron leader in the 9th cavalry regiment. He was promoted to colonel in 1793 and took command of the 9th cavalry regiment, where he distinguished himself on various occasions with brilliant charges. Appointed brigadier general in 1799 after refusing this promotion several times, Nansouty fought the following year under General Moreau in South Germany during the Hohenlinden campaign.
Promoted in 1803 to the rank of general of division, the highest in the French military hierarchy, Nansouty was appointed to command the 1st division of heavy cavalry of the Grande Armée just formed by Napoleon. Leading this formation from 1804 to 1809, Nansouty took part in some of the most famous battles of the third, fourth, and fifth coalitions, distinguishing himself at Austerlitz, Friedland, Eckmühl, Essling, and Wagram. In 1812, during the Russian campaign, Nansouty commanded the 1st cavalry corps, which he led with skill at Ostrowno and Moskova, where he was severely wounded in the knee. The following year, he commanded the Imperial Guard's cavalry and took part in the battles of Dresden, Leipzig, and Hanau, where he was wounded again. His cavalry played a significant role in the multiple engagements of the 1814 campaign in France, especially at La Rothière, Montmirail, Vauchamps, and Craonne, but his numerous injuries forced Nansouty to retire from service.
A member of the French military elite of the First Empire, decorated with the Grand Eagle of the Legion of Honor, Nansouty joined the Emperor's Military Household as the first equerry and also held the position of Colonel-General of the Dragoons. Under the First Restoration, Louis XVIII granted the general decorations and command positions, including that of a company in his Military Household. Nansouty died in February 1815 and was buried in Paris at Père-Lachaise Cemetery. His name is inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris and a street in the 14th arrondissement of Paris was named in his honor.
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