Bear

I wish I could help but I'm lagging behind in the insignia department. However it does look very nice.

thanks,

barry

Tiger

Great pictures Ralph. The photo in post #7 is rather spooky.

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barry

Certified by us, the members of the Administration Council of the 2nd Half Brigade of Infantry. At Aix la Chapelle, the council taking place on the 1st of Ventose, Year 4(Feb 20, 1796) of the French Republic, one and indivisible.

First Column (List of Ranks)

Second Column (Campaignes Actions and Wounds)

Took part in the 1774, 1775, and 1776 campaign in Corsica. That of 1792, 1793, 1794, and 1795. On the 22 Floreal of year 2(May 11, 1794), at Courtraye, at the head of a Battalion of Grenadiers, forced the enemy to retreat after preventing him twice from entering the said town. Wounded on the 29th inst. by gunshot to left forearm at the affair of Prousbeek.

Army of the Sambre and Meuse

2nd Half Brigade of Infantry

Services of citizen Jean Francois Marpaude

Chief of the send half brigade

This is a Napoleonic service record for General Jean Francois Marpaude dated Feb. 20, 1796.

thanks,

barry

Thanks,

I've been looking at the gun laws and they are confusing.

thanks again,

barry

In the United States is this thing legal or Illegal. I always thought the receiver was the illegal part.

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barry

What do you think of this thing...

barry

At Cairo Headquarters dated November 26, 1800

Menou, General en Chef,

to General .....,

I expect you at one o'clock, citizen general, we'll have a chat together.

Menou

General Menou took over command of the Egyptian campaign after the assassination of General Kleber.

General Jacques-Francois Menou

Born September 3, 1750 - Died August 13, 1810

Many Many Thanks...

barry

Thanks Jerome.

I looked just about everywhere for information on the L'Agile. I really enjoy info on the early surgeons. I think they had an interesting life. Hopefully soon I'll post a document from Surgeon Larrey. He had one heck of a life.

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barry

Hello,

I think that is the write word for what I'm trying to figure out. I want to learn how to put the accents over certain letters in words. In others words I need an idiots guide to learning how to do this from start to finish.

I hope someone can help....

the computer idiot,

barry

To the General Paymaster,

You will, citizen, hold at the disposal of citizen Brascevich, my first interpretor secretary, 2,000 livres, for wages and other expenses relative to his duties.

I Salute You,

Kleber

Paid Damien Bracevich

Republic of France

To the Headquarters of Cairo April 1, 1800

Kleber, General en Chef

This document while in Cairo is dated April 1, 1800 just a couple of months before being assassinated.

General Kleber was put in command after Napoleon left Egypt for France at the end of 1799. On March 20, 1800 he attacked 60,000 Turks at Heliopolis with just 10,000 troops and led them to victory. He occuppied Cairo which had earlier revolted against the French. On June 14, 1800 Kleber was assassinated by a Syrian student Soluman El-Halaby while in Cairo which was on the same day that Desaix fell at Marengo.

General Jean-Baptiste Kleber

Born March 9, 1753 - Died June 14, 1800

Certified by us, the Members of the Administration Council of the 2nd Half Brigade of Infantry. At Aix la Chapelle, the council taking place in the 1st of Ventose, Year 4 of the French Republic, one and Indivisible.

Took Part in the 1774, 1775 and 1776 campaign in Corsica. That of 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795.

On the 22 Floreal of Year 2, at Coutrage, at the head of a Battalion of Grenadiers, forced the enemy to retreat after preventing him twice from entering the said town. Wounded on the 29th inst. by gunshot in the left forearm at the affair of Prousbeek.

List of Ranks Campaignes, Actions and Wounds

Army of the Sambre and Meuse

2nd Half Brigade of Infantry

Services of Citizen Jean-Francois Marpaude, Chief of the second half Brigade.