Captain Ignace Kobus citation & medals, Foreign Legion 1837-65

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Diplome and medals of Capitaine Ignace Kobus, born 15th April 1818, Rouffach a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Enlisted as a soldier in 1837 in the 44e Regiment de Ligne, promoted S and transferred Sergeant in 1841 and transferred to the 4e Battalion Chasseurs de Pied, promoted to Sergeant Major/Adjutant Sous Officer 1846 and then transferred to the 2e Battalion as a Sous Lieutenant in in 1848, The following year (1849), he was part of the Mediterranean expeditionary force sent to fight the Roman Republic and took part in the siege of Rome (Médaille du Siège de Rome)/
1851, he embarked to Africa (Constantine) to participate in the conquest of Algeria. From May 1851, in May 1852 and from July1852 to November 1852, he took part in punitive expeditions against the Kabyle rebels.
Promoted to Lieutenant in 1852 he remained with the Battalion until 1855 and in 1855 he was promoted to Capitaine with the tirailleurs 2e Regiment Legion Étranger based in Algeria and in 1856 joined the 1er Régiment Étranger.
In 1857 he joined the 11e Battalion Chasseurs de Pied, he was awarded the Légion d'honneur in 1858 finally leaving Algeria in 1859.
Took part in the Italian campaign In 1859, the passage of Ticino, at Magenta and at Solferino, where the regiments resisted the three charges of the Austrian cavalry.
He married in 1860
He died on June 24, 1865, after contracting a fever while at camp.

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Very nice Grouping