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45 - FOREY (Élie-Frédéric). Signed document. ORIZABA [IN MEXICO], November 24, 1862. 3/4 folio page, printed with handwritten additions, printed letterhead reading “French Empire. Mexican Expedition,” illustrated with the imperial coat of arms engraved on wood.

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FOREY (Élie-Frédéric). Signed document. ORIZABA [IN MEXICO], November 24, 1862. 3/4 folio page, printed with handwritten additions, printed letterhead reading “French Empire. Mexican Expedition,” illustrated with the imperial coat of arms engraved on wood. “The General Commander-in-Chief of the Mexican Expeditionary Corps, by virtue of the powers conferred upon him by the imperial decree of July 24, 1862, provisionally awards the MILITARY MEDAL to the aforementioned Charvet, Antoine, bugler in the 1st Regiment of African Chasseurs. This soldier has 13 years of service and has participated in 8 campaigns. He SHOWED GREAT COURAGE IN REPELING MEXICANS WHO HAD LAYED AN AMBUSH FOR A MARCHING COLUMN...”

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Books & Manuscripts
Tuesday, November 24
02:00 PM
66, avenue de Breteuil
75007 Paris, France

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