65th Infantry Regiment. MEMOIR OF PROPOSAL FOR A CAPTAIN POSITION ON BEHALF OF Mr. DONNET JEAN, Lieutenant, August 20, 1809. 18909-22
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65th Infantry Regiment. PROPOSAL MEMO FOR A CAPTAIN POSITION IN FAVOR OF Mr. JEAN DONNET, Lieutenant, August 20, 1809. 18909-22
Fully handwritten document on the letterhead of the 65th Regiment.
In the aftermath of the death of Captain CHAUMARD of the Voltigeurs of the 1st Battalion on April 19th of the previous year, Lieutenant DONNET is proposed as his replacement, with a detailed account of his services and campaigns.
Done at Bregenz (Austria) on August 20, 1809.
Signed by Colonel Baron de Coutard *
"As seen by Division General Lagrange".
Dimensions: 35 cm x 22.5 cm.
Good condition, showing fold marks.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND:
The 65th Infantry Regiment (65e RI) is an infantry regiment of the French Army created during the French Revolution from the Sonnenberg Regiment, a Swiss infantry regiment in the service of the Kingdom of France.
[... 1801: Chief of Brigade Goris 1804: Louis François Coutard 1811: Colonel Campy]
BIOGRAPHY:
* Louis François Coutard, born in Ballon (Sarthe) on February 19, 1769, and died in Paris on March 19, 1852, was a French general and politician.
[...] Colonel Coutard participated in the campaigns of the Year XIV and of 1806 with the Army of the North, followed by those from 1807 to 1809 in the Grande Armée. Travelling across Europe with the imperial armies, he fought under Davout's command in Poland in 1808. It was during this period that he met Hélène Davout des Vignes, cousin of the Marshal, whom he married in Warsaw.
Blocked in Ratisbon in April 1809, he was captured at the city's surrender. "After the battles of Abensberg and Landshut," as Captain Gallois wrote in a 19th-century publication, "Napoleon I, changing direction, moved towards Eckmühl, where he completely defeated the Austrian army. He then presented himself before Ratisbon on the day he had indicated. He believed the place was occupied by the 65th regiment, strong with four fine battalions; but Colonel Coutard had capitulated the day before." Released when the French retook the city, he was immediately reinstated and fought during the campaigns of 1810 and 1811 with the army in Spain. He became a brigadier general on August 6, 1811. Napoleon then appointed him a Baron of the Empire and employed him in the Elbe Observation Corps, which on January 18, 1812, became the 2nd Corps of the Grande Armée.
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Fully handwritten document on the letterhead of the 65th Regiment.
In the aftermath of the death of Captain CHAUMARD of the Voltigeurs of the 1st Battalion on April 19th of the previous year, Lieutenant DONNET is proposed as his replacement, with a detailed account of his services and campaigns.
Done at Bregenz (Austria) on August 20, 1809.
Signed by Colonel Baron de Coutard *
"As seen by Division General Lagrange".
Dimensions: 35 cm x 22.5 cm.
Good condition, showing fold marks.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND:
The 65th Infantry Regiment (65e RI) is an infantry regiment of the French Army created during the French Revolution from the Sonnenberg Regiment, a Swiss infantry regiment in the service of the Kingdom of France.
[... 1801: Chief of Brigade Goris 1804: Louis François Coutard 1811: Colonel Campy]
BIOGRAPHY:
* Louis François Coutard, born in Ballon (Sarthe) on February 19, 1769, and died in Paris on March 19, 1852, was a French general and politician.
[...] Colonel Coutard participated in the campaigns of the Year XIV and of 1806 with the Army of the North, followed by those from 1807 to 1809 in the Grande Armée. Travelling across Europe with the imperial armies, he fought under Davout's command in Poland in 1808. It was during this period that he met Hélène Davout des Vignes, cousin of the Marshal, whom he married in Warsaw.
Blocked in Ratisbon in April 1809, he was captured at the city's surrender. "After the battles of Abensberg and Landshut," as Captain Gallois wrote in a 19th-century publication, "Napoleon I, changing direction, moved towards Eckmühl, where he completely defeated the Austrian army. He then presented himself before Ratisbon on the day he had indicated. He believed the place was occupied by the 65th regiment, strong with four fine battalions; but Colonel Coutard had capitulated the day before." Released when the French retook the city, he was immediately reinstated and fought during the campaigns of 1810 and 1811 with the army in Spain. He became a brigadier general on August 6, 1811. Napoleon then appointed him a Baron of the Empire and employed him in the Elbe Observation Corps, which on January 18, 1812, became the 2nd Corps of the Grande Armée.
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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).