Stuka f Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 I missed this strange "family tree" -like frame, holding 2 St Helena medals.... Just not sure what it exactly was...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peron Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Hi Thanks for your answer....where can I see that online catalog? Best regards P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulsterman Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 There's a link in the thread above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azyeoman Posted June 7, 2016 Author Share Posted June 7, 2016 A scarce brevet to Philippe Matele of Hosingen (1325), which is now a suburb of Luxemburg. At the time Luxemburg was under French control and part of the Department des Forets. Luxembourgers were subject to conscription in the French Army and had been since 1798. Each Luxembourg village and town had to meet a quota, which meant that between 20K and 25K men were conscripted into the French Army. It is thought that about 760 St. Helene Medals were issued to veterans of Napoleon's army. From on-line data, it appears that the Luxembourgers were issed brevets in the 1300 range. St. Helene brevets are scarce and this one, a brevet to a foreign soldier and veteran, is quite rare. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter monahan Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 Very nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augustin1813 Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Colonel Scheltens's brevets: A brevet with the medal and a medal of the "Association des Frères d'Armes de Mons": Association des Frères d'Armes de Bruxelles: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azyeoman Posted June 13, 2016 Author Share Posted June 13, 2016 Very nice! What is the number on the Brevet. It looks to be quite low, is it? What is the second medal? The Association of Brothers in Arms Bruxelles? What do you know about Col. Schelten? Was he Flemish and served under Napoleon I? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augustin1813 Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 The number of the Scheltens's brevet is 1.505. Henri-Chrétien Scheltens (Brussel 1787 - Brussel 1880) served in the french army during the napoleonic wars. In 1814 he was "sergent au 2° grenadiers de la garde". He entered then the dutch army and fought at Waterloo. In 1829, captain in the king's guard. He leaves the dutch service in 1830 and come back to Belgium where he becames "colonel commandant de la place d'Ostende" (1846). Retired in 1848. He was knight (1814) and officer (1847) of the Légion d'Honneur, knignt (1816) of the Netherlands MWO, knight (1833) and officer (1856) of the belgian Leopold's Order, knight of the spanish order of Villaviciosa; St-Helena's medal (1857) and Dutch Cross 1813-1815 (1865). Colonel Scheltens lefts interesting " Souvenirs d’un grognard belge. Les mémoires du Colonel Scheltens". In the first frame, it is the medal of the "Frères d'armes" of Mons. In the second one, it is a medal of an association of Brussel. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azyeoman Posted June 19, 2016 Author Share Posted June 19, 2016 Thank you for the explanation. What a terrific group! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azyeoman Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 I’m bumping this to see if anyone has anymore of these. All the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybo Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 On 27/12/2021 at 14:09, azyeoman said: I’m bumping this to see if anyone has anymore of these. All the best! Here is my contribution: medal, brevet and Regimental button to Jean Pierre GALLAS, 25 eme ledger. 25 eme leger that is! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azyeoman Posted May 29, 2022 Author Share Posted May 29, 2022 Thanks For posting this. I like how you have framed it. Is that a regimental button on the left side? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybo Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 On 29/05/2022 at 12:20, azyeoman said: Thanks For posting this. I like how you have framed it. Is that a regimental button on the left side? Yes it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azyeoman Posted November 4, 2022 Author Share Posted November 4, 2022 Bumping this to see if anyone has something new to add. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azyeoman Posted November 22, 2023 Author Share Posted November 22, 2023 I suspect there will be a surge in interest in these medals and documents due to Ridley Scott’s new historically inaccurate film, “Napoleon”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybo Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 I suspect that you are correct. Just as I am attempting to add to my Napoleonic collection 😔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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