Spain Army. 50th Line Regiment. SIGNED AUTOGRAPH LETTER by Jh FRAPART, Colonel of the said Regiment, ADDRESSED TO THE MINISTER OF WAR, proposing seven names for vacant officer positions. Salamanca, December 2, 1809. 18911-23
Header "FRENCH EMPIRE" with vignette.
"Army of Spain / 6th Corps / 2nd Division".
Salamanca, December 2, 1809.
Colonel FRAPART writes to the Minister of War, submitting seven proposals for vacant officer positions in the first three battalions of the Regiment, namely:
Mr. VAUQUELIN, replacing Mr. DELAULLE
Mr. MERCIER, replacing Mr. MAYAUD
Mr. BOILLON, replacing Mr. DORÉ
Mr. SES..ES, replacing Mr. BARREAU
Mr. LEBON, replacing Mr. LATREICHE
Mr. COMPÈRE, replacing Mr. GUINAUD
Mr. LADONIS, replacing Mr. GAUTHIER
"All the individuals I have the honor to present to Your Excellency are old and brave soldiers covered with wounds."
Signed "Frapart".
Dimensions: 28.8 cm x 20.4 cm. 1 page back and front.
Good condition, fold marks.
HISTORICAL CONTEXT:
The 50th Infantry Regiment (50th IR) is an infantry regiment of the French Army created during the Revolution from the Hainaut Regiment, a French regiment of the Ancient Regime. It remained in the order of battle until 1929, and was briefly recreated during World War II.
Commanders:
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1804: Colonel Thomas Mignot de Lamartinière
1807: Colonel Fiacre Joseph FRAPART
1811: Knight Prévot Saint-Cyr
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* FRAPART (Fiacre-Joseph), Colonel of the 50th Line Regiment, Baron of the Empire by letters patent of May 17, 1810. Coat of arms: Per fess, first, parted in dexter of azure a chevron reversed or, accompanied in chief by a star of the same, placed at the second point, and in sinister of the barons drawn from the army; second, sable a lion argent. Liveries: blue, red, black, yellow, and white.
Reference :
18911-23