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123 - Major Daudiés’ writing case, made of green morocco leather with gold trim and metal studs around the edges; inscribed on the flap in gold letters: “MR LE CHEVALIER DAUDIES - MAJOR OF THE 12th REGIMENT OF CUIRASSIERS”; the upper compartments for pens and inkwells are empty; 42.5 x 38 x 6 cm. (Key missing; some missing parts and wear).
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€1,000 - 1,200Sale fees
Major Daudiés’ writing case, made of green morocco leather with gold trim and metal studs around the edges; inscribed on the flap in gold letters: “MR LE CHEVALIER DAUDIES - MAJOR OF THE 12th REGIMENT OF CUIRASSIERS”; the upper compartments for pens and inkwells are empty; 42.5 x 38 x 6 cm. (Key missing; some missing parts and wear). First Empire period. Fairly good condition. DAUDIÉS Michel Jean Paul, chevalier, born in Perpignan on September 29, 1763. He began his military career in 1885... Assistant to the adjutants-general on January 17, 1796; appointed captain in the 1st Cavalry Regiment by General BONAPARTE on September 22, 1797, then titular captain in the same regiment on June 19, 1799; served in the Second Italian Campaign, 1800–1801, with the regiment having become the 1st Cuirassiers in 1802; served in the Grand Army campaign in 1805; squadron commander in the 10th Cuirassier Regiment in 1806; participated in the Prussian and Polish campaigns in 1806 and 1807; major in the 12th Cuirassier Regiment on April 7, 1807; promoted to colonel on March 29, 1813; retained his command during the First Restoration; appointed field marshal and granted retirement during the Hundred Days on May 12, 1815; confirmed in his rank on December 19, 1831; retired on December 21, 1833; died in Perpignan on February 28, 1839. Knight of the Order of the Legion of Honor on June 14, 1804; Officer in 1813; Knight of Saint Louis on July 29, 1814; Knight of the Empire on January 9, 1810. Excerpt from the biography of DAUDIÉS in *The Dictionary of Napoleon’s Colonels* by Danielle and Bernard QUINTIN, page 248.
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