Grand Army. 7th Line Infantry Regiment. THREE AUTOGRAPH SIGNED LETTERS FROM COLONEL G. AUSSENAC, dated 1806 and 1807, addressed to the Minister of War. 18909-15
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Great Army. 7th Line Infantry Regiment. THREE AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED BY COLONEL G. AUSSENAC, dated 1806 and 1807, addressed to the Minister of War. 18909-15
The three letters are addressed by "G. AUSSENAC, Colonel of the 7th Line Infantry Regiment, Officer of the Legion of Honor" to "Prince Berthier, Minister of War."
- Grenoble, June 4, 1806. Letter with header of the Legion of Honor "HONOR AND COUNTRY" "2nd Division / Infantry Bureau." The colonel poses a question about the command of a company in case of illness or absence of the titular officer.
- Allexandria, November 26, 1806. Header "FRENCH EMPIRE" "2nd Division / Infantry Bureau." Reminder of the regiment's officer situation: five captain positions, seventeen lieutenant positions, and one sub-lieutenant position. The colonel was unable to fill the officer positions for the two battalions he has just formed.
- Braunau, April 27, 1807. Header "FRENCH EMPIRE" with a beautiful vignette. "2nd Division / Infantry Bureau."
Announcement of the death on April 26 at the hospital of Mr. Nérault, Lieutenant of the 3rd Company 2nd Battalion of the 7th Regiment. Requests the replacement of this officer.
Dimensions: 25 cm x 20 cm.
Good condition, some fold marks. One of the letters from 1806 is torn in the upper left part without affecting the text.
HISTORICAL CONTEXT:
The 7th Infantry Regiment (7th RI) is an infantry regiment of the French Army created during the Revolution from the Champagne regiment, a French regiment from the Ancien Régime, one of the Six Great Old Regiments. Its marching song was "Auprès de ma blonde."
[...] 1804: Colonel Pierre Gabriel Aussenac, later promoted to brigadier general.
BIOGRAPHY:
Pierre-Gabriel Aussenac, born on March 30, 1764 in Carcassonne, Aude, and died on February 2, 1833 in Auch, Gers, was a French general of the Revolution and the Empire.
[...] He was called to be part of the Saint-Domingue expedition from the 10th to the 12th year inclusively, and he was promoted to chief of brigade on the battlefield on the 24th of Vendémiaire of the 11th year by the Chief General Leclerc. Taking command of the 74th half-brigade on the 15th of Frimaire of the 11th year, the 7th on the 1st of Germinal of the same year, and the 31st on the 17th of Messidor of the same year, he received the Legion of Honor officer's cross on the 25th of Prairial of the 12th year, although he was not yet a member of the Order. The Emperor gave him the command of the 7th line regiment on the 29th of Fructidor. Garrisoned in Blaye in the 13th year, he was part of the army of the West from the 14th to 1806 inclusive, and of the Great Army during the Poland campaign (1807). Called to the army observing the Eastern Pyrenees in 1808 and then to Spain, he had a horse killed under him on the 20th of August. Following the tragic death of General Ferrand on November 7, 1808, Aussenac was transferred to Saint-Domingue and appointed commander of Azua[1]. He withdrew to the island's capital before passage could be denied to him and completely defeated the insurgents on December 8. He vigorously defended the suburb of Saint-Charles on February 4, 1809, and seized Fort Saint-Jérôme. He achieved new advantages on the 20th of February at the Ozama River crossing.
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The three letters are addressed by "G. AUSSENAC, Colonel of the 7th Line Infantry Regiment, Officer of the Legion of Honor" to "Prince Berthier, Minister of War."
- Grenoble, June 4, 1806. Letter with header of the Legion of Honor "HONOR AND COUNTRY" "2nd Division / Infantry Bureau." The colonel poses a question about the command of a company in case of illness or absence of the titular officer.
- Allexandria, November 26, 1806. Header "FRENCH EMPIRE" "2nd Division / Infantry Bureau." Reminder of the regiment's officer situation: five captain positions, seventeen lieutenant positions, and one sub-lieutenant position. The colonel was unable to fill the officer positions for the two battalions he has just formed.
- Braunau, April 27, 1807. Header "FRENCH EMPIRE" with a beautiful vignette. "2nd Division / Infantry Bureau."
Announcement of the death on April 26 at the hospital of Mr. Nérault, Lieutenant of the 3rd Company 2nd Battalion of the 7th Regiment. Requests the replacement of this officer.
Dimensions: 25 cm x 20 cm.
Good condition, some fold marks. One of the letters from 1806 is torn in the upper left part without affecting the text.
HISTORICAL CONTEXT:
The 7th Infantry Regiment (7th RI) is an infantry regiment of the French Army created during the Revolution from the Champagne regiment, a French regiment from the Ancien Régime, one of the Six Great Old Regiments. Its marching song was "Auprès de ma blonde."
[...] 1804: Colonel Pierre Gabriel Aussenac, later promoted to brigadier general.
BIOGRAPHY:
Pierre-Gabriel Aussenac, born on March 30, 1764 in Carcassonne, Aude, and died on February 2, 1833 in Auch, Gers, was a French general of the Revolution and the Empire.
[...] He was called to be part of the Saint-Domingue expedition from the 10th to the 12th year inclusively, and he was promoted to chief of brigade on the battlefield on the 24th of Vendémiaire of the 11th year by the Chief General Leclerc. Taking command of the 74th half-brigade on the 15th of Frimaire of the 11th year, the 7th on the 1st of Germinal of the same year, and the 31st on the 17th of Messidor of the same year, he received the Legion of Honor officer's cross on the 25th of Prairial of the 12th year, although he was not yet a member of the Order. The Emperor gave him the command of the 7th line regiment on the 29th of Fructidor. Garrisoned in Blaye in the 13th year, he was part of the army of the West from the 14th to 1806 inclusive, and of the Great Army during the Poland campaign (1807). Called to the army observing the Eastern Pyrenees in 1808 and then to Spain, he had a horse killed under him on the 20th of August. Following the tragic death of General Ferrand on November 7, 1808, Aussenac was transferred to Saint-Domingue and appointed commander of Azua[1]. He withdrew to the island's capital before passage could be denied to him and completely defeated the insurgents on December 8. He vigorously defended the suburb of Saint-Charles on February 4, 1809, and seized Fort Saint-Jérôme. He achieved new advantages on the 20th of February at the Ozama River crossing.
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An authenticity certificate of the item including the description published on the site, the period, the sale price, accompanied by one or more color photographs is automatically provided for any item priced over 130 euros. Below this price, each certificate is charged 5 euros.
Only items sold by me are subject to an authenticity certificate, I do not provide any expert reports for items sold by third parties (colleagues or collectors).