Jimmy E.

The beautiful emblem of the Dépot de la Guerre.

Etienne-Nicolas de Calon / GdB September 1793 The letter is dated 25th December 1794. At this time Calon was the director of the Dépot Général de la Guerre de Terre & le Mer, the department of Cartography and Geography of the French Revolutionary Army [he was head of the dept. from April 1973 to May May 1797].

Louis-César-Gabriel Berluy-Berthier

Louis-César-Gabriel [berluy] Berthier / GdB September 1804, GdD January 1806 The letter is dated 3d September 1797 when he was stationed in Milan as Adjudant-Général Chef de Brigade of the Armée d'Italie Younger brother of Marshal Louis-Alexandre Berthier, was appointed member of the Chief of Staff the Armée d'Orient but never made it to Egypt. Instead he served as the director of the Bureau Topographique in Paris. He was present at the Battle of Marengo and served in Germany and Holland. Appointed Governor of the Ionian Islands in 1807 [The Treaty of Tilsit gave the islands back to France] but did not obey Napoleon's instructions and was replaced by General Donzelot. He suffered a stroke and died in 1819.

Jean-Baptiste Beaufort de Thorigny / GdB December 1793 or August 1794, sources contradicting, GdD most probably November 1794 The letter is dated 26th October 1798 when he was commanding the subdivision at Deux-Sèvres Fact: He was succesful against the Vendeans, and became famous for taking out chouan leader Jean Cottereau in 1794. He did not go to extremes though - he prevented 600 captured Vendeans to be burned alive in a castle when he heard an order was given for that by an official of the government by giving the order for their immediate release.

Well, time to put some life again in this Napoleonic Documents thread , I will be posting more of my Napoleonic letters. Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers / GdB [Général de Brigade] April 1793, GdD [Général de Division] March 1797 The letter is dated 28th April 1796 when he was Chief of Staff of the Armée des Côtes de l'Océan.

I can confirm the text at least, being from Greek descent. The text on the medal: ΒΑΣΙΛΙΚΟΝ ΝΑΥΤΙΚΟΝ ΒΡΑΒΕΙΟΝ Α' ROYAL NAVY AWARD A' [first class] thus: Greek Royal Navy, award First Class

I hadn't heard of it, till now then. Seems very interesting. It's just that I've always avoided becoming a member of facebook, I'm not too fond of the concept, which means I really hope you'll be successful in getting these researchers here :D

Hi Ulsterman, no, that is not case. It is really Noel Huard, the links were sent to me from an expert in French documents and has been verified by others too.

At the end I found some links concerning Noel Huard on books.google.fr. Huard is mentioned in correspondence of Napoleon towards his officers: http://books.google.fr/books?id=EvEtAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA111&dq=adjudant+general+noel+huard&hl=fr&ei=2QnVTpnRMtCWOt3V_FE&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=adjudant%20general%20noel%20huard&f=false http://books.google.fr/books?id=dazSAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA323&dq=adjudant+general+noel+huard&hl=fr&ei=2QnVTpnRMtCWOt3V_FE&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=adjudant%20general%20noel%20huard&f=false

Hi Mick, not bad at all. Seems to be a French 1874 model. Check out the link below for some nice pictures of a similar one, incl. parts. I guess you could find missing parts, as it is a relatively recent model. http://pages14-18.me...-sujet_22_1.htm

Hi Chris, He would be "Capitaine Pierre Joseph Romain Rochas, vicomte D'Aiglun" , the title of vicomte will be placed normally at the end refering to the terittory connected to his title, in this case the region of Aiglun in Southern France. The same goes for example for "Général Gabriel Gaspard Achille Adolphe Bernon, vicomte de Montélégier". This Napoleonic Division General is connected by title to the region of Montéléger [without the i these days], also in Southern France. greetings, Jimmy

Dear Ulsterman, Thanks for your response - do you think that Duffy made extensive use of primary sources ?

Hi Colin, Thanks for your efforts and mentioning Pigeard- his book ''Dictionnaire de la Grande Armée'' I should buy. If I find something out, I will let you know. thanks, Jimmy