5th Regiment of Light Cavalry. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY GENERAL CORBINEAU, commanding officer of the said regiment, TO GENERAL OF DIVISION OUDINOT, chief of the general staff of the French army in Italy. 8910-64
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5th Chasseurs Regiment. SIGNED AUTOGRAPH LETTER BY GENERAL CORBINEAU, chief of the Brigade of the said regiment, TO GENERAL OF DIVISION OUDINOT, chief of the general staff of the French army in Italy. 18910-64
Undated letter (1801 ?).
General Corbineau, chief of the Brigade of the 5th Chasseurs Regiment, writes to General of Division Oudinot, chief of the general staff of the French army in Italy, expressing his regret for not having been able to write to him earlier due to "his putrid disease from which I am still convalescing," announcing the appointment of Citizen Tailleur to the rank of quartermaster sergeant; he praises the bravery, discipline, and good conduct of the chasseurs of the regiment under his command. He then inquires about General Oudinot and congratulates him on his glorious campaign in Genoa.
Double sheet, 2 1/4 pages of writing.
Dimensions: 24.6 cm x 19.7 cm.
Good condition, fold marks, a missing portion on page 3 (the missing word can be guessed: the assurance of "all" my attachment).
BIOGRAPHY:
Jean-Baptiste Juvénal CORBINEAU, born on August 1, 1776, in Marchiennes in the North of France, and died on December 17, 1848, in Paris, was a French general of the Revolution and the Empire, an Imperial count, a Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, and a Peer of France.
[...] From a young age, he was destined for a military career by his father; barely 16 years old, he enlisted in the army and was soon appointed as a second lieutenant in the Berry cavalry regiment in October 1792. Transferred to the 5th Hussars Regiment in 1793, he served as a lieutenant-adjutant-major in the 5th Chasseurs Regiment in 1801, under the command of his brother Claude-Constant. He participated in all the campaigns of the Republic and the Empire. [...]
Commanders of the 5th Chasseurs Regiment:
[...]
1793: Poichet known as Prudent
1800: Corbineau
1806: Colonel Pierre Bonnemains
Undated letter (1801 ?).
General Corbineau, chief of the Brigade of the 5th Chasseurs Regiment, writes to General of Division Oudinot, chief of the general staff of the French army in Italy, expressing his regret for not having been able to write to him earlier due to "his putrid disease from which I am still convalescing," announcing the appointment of Citizen Tailleur to the rank of quartermaster sergeant; he praises the bravery, discipline, and good conduct of the chasseurs of the regiment under his command. He then inquires about General Oudinot and congratulates him on his glorious campaign in Genoa.
Double sheet, 2 1/4 pages of writing.
Dimensions: 24.6 cm x 19.7 cm.
Good condition, fold marks, a missing portion on page 3 (the missing word can be guessed: the assurance of "all" my attachment).
BIOGRAPHY:
Jean-Baptiste Juvénal CORBINEAU, born on August 1, 1776, in Marchiennes in the North of France, and died on December 17, 1848, in Paris, was a French general of the Revolution and the Empire, an Imperial count, a Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, and a Peer of France.
[...] From a young age, he was destined for a military career by his father; barely 16 years old, he enlisted in the army and was soon appointed as a second lieutenant in the Berry cavalry regiment in October 1792. Transferred to the 5th Hussars Regiment in 1793, he served as a lieutenant-adjutant-major in the 5th Chasseurs Regiment in 1801, under the command of his brother Claude-Constant. He participated in all the campaigns of the Republic and the Empire. [...]
Commanders of the 5th Chasseurs Regiment:
[...]
1793: Poichet known as Prudent
1800: Corbineau
1806: Colonel Pierre Bonnemains
Reference :
18910-64
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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).