WW2 Free French 1st Commando Battalion. Made in England. Very nice badge from a …

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WW2 Free French 1st Commando Battalion. Made in England. Very nice badge from a reputable collection.

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WW2 Free French 1st Commando Battalion. Made in England. Ver

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7 letters addressed to Máximo Santos between 1882 and 1886. Seven pieces of handwritten correspondence addressed to the President of the Republic Máximo Santos, on letterheads of the 1st Battalion of Hunters, the General Inspectorate of Arms and the Political Headquarters of Minas, Maldonado, Rocha and Canelones, dated 1882, 1884 and 1886, referring, among other matters, to the "fifty Remington carbines owned by the Battalion", "the armament and ammunition received in the steamer Gral. Flores", the "six hundred steel-tipped lances" to be delivered "as they are made" and the "bad Orientals" who will be "received as they deserve" when they start "the revolt". 7 folios. Provenance: José Batlle y Ordóñez Rafael Batlle Pacheco José Batlle Chervière

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