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    A Spaniard in Napoleon's Army


    Bear

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    Hello,

    I just purchased a miniature portrait on ivory of a Spaniard in the Napoleonic French army. I should get it in a week for better pics and hopefully some more info on this major circa 1813.

    thanks,

    barry

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    Hava a Question????? The sitter is named Infantino Agere. Does that name seem Spanish or Italian or other? I'm hoping that additional info will come with the miniature.

    thanks,

    barry

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    Hava a Question????? The sitter is named Infantino Agere. Does that name seem Spanish or Italian or other? I'm hoping that additional info will come with the miniature.

    thanks,

    barry

    I'm pretty certain it is Italian. Infantino is an Italian surname

    Last name origins & meanings:

    Infantino

    1.Italian (chiefly Sicilian): from a diminutive of Infante.

    2.Italian (chiefly Sicilian): in some cases, a habitational name for someone from Infantino, a district of San Giovanni in Fiore in Cosenza province.

    agere is Latin - the infinitive of ago = to act

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    Hello Scott,

    I'm not sure but they do look fantastic in person. The ivory is extremely thin/fragile and when I handle them my heart sorta stops. When I get it I'll be able to take a better photo. When I photo them I take them out of the case because of old glary glass. The picture will be very clear. The item is coming out of an old collection Bernard Franck and it will usually have a tag that has additional information on the soldier.

    Here are some examples

    Young girl in first empire dress circa 1810

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    I think he's Italian-see the medal?

    Unusual though for an Italian, they mostly wore green uniforms. The Neapolitens wore every color known to humankind.

    If he's one of Josephs' Majors, he'd look like this though.

    Hmmmm...again, off to the scrolls.

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    Hello,

    I just got it in. :jumping: I didn't come with any additional information.

    Infantine Agere

    or

    Infantino Agere

    or Legere :speechless:

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    Bear, I think it reads: Major d'Infanterie l?g?re 1813

    A major of the light infantry

    can you get the rest of the inscription, or is it to fragile to reveal?

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    Guest Rick Research

    Yup-- "Major (1st?) Light Infantry (Something date or place?) 1813."

    That's an Officer ofthe Legion of Honor, right? Are there "Rank Lists" that might turn up a name from the rank/regiment/decoration?

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    If it is the 1er Regiment d'Infanterie Legere

    here is the Regimental History from: http://www.napoleon-series.org/military/or...c_lightinf.html

    By Tony Broughton

    1671: Created (levied in Italy)

    1788: 1er Bataillon de Chasseurs Royaux de Provence(formed from the following)

    1er Bataillon de Royale Italien

    1791: 1er Bataillon d'Infanterie Legere(1er bataillon de Chasseurs)

    1795: 1er Demi-Brigade d'Infanterie Legere(1st formation,formed from the following)

    1er bataillon d'Infanterie Legere

    8e bataillon Volontaires de la Gironde

    1er bataillon des Vengeurs

    1796: 1er Demi-Brigade d'Infanterie Legere (2nd formation, formed from the following)

    14e Demi-Brigade d'Infanterie Legere (1st formation)

    1803: 1er Regiment d'Infanterie Legere

    Colonels and Chef-de-Brigade

    1791: Giacomoni (Gaspard-Vincent-Felix) - Lieutenant Colonel

    1792: Aubry (Jean-Joseph) - Lieutenant Colonel

    1793: Chazault (Antoine) - Lieutenant Colonel

    1795: Delpuech (?) - Chef-de-Brigade

    1796: Chavardes (Francois) - Chef-de-Brigade

    1796: Lepreux (Antoine-Francois) - Chef-de-Brigade

    1797: Manigault-Gaulois (Joseph-Yves) - Chef-de-Brigade

    1803: Bourgeois (Charles-Francois) - Colonel

    1812: Pillet (Louis-Marie) - Colonel

    1814: Beurnonville (?) - Colonel

    1815: Despans-Cubieres (Amedee-Louis) - Colonel

    Three of the above officers attained the rank of General-de-Brigade and above

    Giacomoni, (Gaspard-Vincent-Felix)

    Born: 17 December 1750

    Lieutenant-Colonel: 23 November 1791

    General-de-Brigade: 7 June 1793

    General-de-Division: 12 September 1793

    Died: 30 July 1818

    Manigault-Gaulois, (Joseph-Yves)

    Born: 14 April 1770

    Chef-de-Brigade: 13 November 1797

    General-de-Brigade: 29 August 1803

    Commander of the Legion d'Honneur: 14 June 1804

    Died: 16 January 1809 (killed at the battle of Corogne)

    Bourgeois, (Charles-Francois)

    Born: 8 March 1759

    Chef-de-Brigade: 1 April 1798 (13e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere)

    Chef-de-Brigade: 21 November 1798 (19e demi-brigade d'Infanterie Legere)

    Colonel: 5 October 1803 (1er Regiment d'Infanterie Legere)

    General-de-Brigade: 6 August 1811

    Officer of the Legion d'Honneur: 14 June 1804

    Baron of the Empire: 12 November 1811

    Died: 21 July 1821

    Colonels killed and wounded while commanding the 1er Regiment d'Infanterie de Legere

    Colonel Despans-Cubieres: Wounded 16 June 1815 and 18 June 1815

    Officers killed and wounded while serving with the 1er Regiment d'Infanterie Legere during the period 1804-1815

    Officers killed: Thirty-one

    Officers died of wounds: Twelve

    Officers wounded: One hundred and seven

    Regimental War Record (Battles and Combats)

    1792: Spiere and Mayennce

    1793: Le Boulou, Collioure, and Saint-Laurent-de-la-Muga

    1794: Le Montagne-Noire and Siege de Rosas

    1795: Loano and Bardinetto

    1797: Armee du Nord

    1799: Zurich and Stokach

    1800: Moeskirch, Bregenz, Mont Tonale, and Hohenlinden

    1806: Lago-Negro, Monterano, Sainte-Euphemie and Sigliano

    1807: Strongoli

    1808: Valence and Tarragone

    1809: Vals, Saint-Hilary, Raab, Presbourg, and Saint-Colomba

    1810: Grenouillere, Montblanc, and Salona

    1811: Tarragone, Saint-Celoni, and Serrat

    1813: Bautzen, Lukau, Juterbock, Dessau, Leipzig, and Zara

    1814: Chalons-sur-Marne, Mincio, Bar-sur-Aube, Saint-Georges, and Saint-Romans

    1815: Ligny and Waterloo

    Battle Honours

    Ulm 1805, Jena 1806 and Friedland 1807

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    Thanks for the HELP :cheers:

    I'm not sure that he can be identified as a Major. If he was a colonel with a regiment number we might be able too.

    WELL CRAP :banger::banger::banger::banger:

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