Emigration. Commission to Count de Laval to hold the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the cavalry troops on July 31, 1797. 18913-2

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Emigration. Commission to the Count of Laval to hold the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the cavalry troops of July 31, 1797. 18913-2

"By Order of the King."
"Louis by the grace of God King of France & Navarre.
Considering the services rendered by Mr. Louis François de Grenier (?) Count of Laval, squadron leader in the Brittany hunters regiment and captain in the Asterg Regiment of the army of our cousin the Prince of Condé, his military skills and capacities, and based on the proof of loyalty he has shown us and his distinguished conduct during the 1793 campaign, notably in the Berstheim affair*, we have granted and hereby grant him the Commission of Lieutenant Colonel in our cavalry troops, to enjoy all the titles, rights, honors, and prerogatives attached thereto; decreed that from this day forth, he shall take rank in the aforementioned capacity.
Given on the thirty-first day of the month of July in the year of grace One thousand seven hundred ninety-seven and of our reign the third."
Signed "Louis, by the King (countersigned)".

Seal under paper.
In -oblong folio.
Dimensions: H 20.1 cm x 31 cm.
Very good condition.

*In 1793, Berstheim, a village in Alsace at that time part of the bailiwick of Haguenau, was the scene of a battle between the Republicans, the troops of Condé's emigrants, and the Austrians.
History records that the Battle of Berstheim on December 2, 1793, only involved the Army of Condé (stricto sensu) against the Republican Army.
The Austrians, for their part, did not participate in this battle.

Reference : 18913-2

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