SENTENCE OF DEATH FOR A DESERTER, Louis DUFORT alias Dutartre, soldier of the Beaulieu Company, Foix Infantry Regiment, on August 17, 1741. 18902-13.
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"DEATH SENTENCE OF A DESERTER, Louis DUFORT known as Dutartre, soldier of the Beaulieu Company, infantry regiment of Foix*, on August 17, 1741. 18902-13
Header "BY ORDER OF THE KING", with a beautiful vignette.
Contradictory judgment against a Deserter.
"Seen by the War Council, assembled at Sarguemines by order of Mr. Delille commanding for the King of Poland**, the extraordinary trial conducted against the named Louis Dufort known as Dutartre, soldier of the Beaulieu Company Captain in the Infantry Regiment of Foix, son of (?) Signan, native of St Martin du Tartre, under the jurisdiction of Bourgogne, aged about twenty-five years, five feet four inches tall, brown hair, blond eyebrows, narrow forehead, a scar from a burn in the middle, blue and deep-set eyes, thin face
accused of deserting from the Beaulieu Company, Captain in the Infantry Regiment of Foix, the additional information, witness statements, and confrontations of the witnesses on the said day, as well as the interrogations undergone by the accused, the confrontations and conclusions of the Senior Sergeant Major performing the function of Major of the Regiment de Foix.
The said War Council declared and declares the said Louis Dufort known as Dutartre guilty and convicted of the crime of desertion.
And as reparation, sentenced and sentences him to be executed by firing squad until death ensues in front of the troops of the guard in formation.
Done at Sarguemines on the seventeenth day of the month of August 1741."
Document attested by six signatures.
Then a mention "This Judgment executed on the seventeenth day of the month of August 1741". Signed "Maisme".
On the reverse of the document, handwritten note: "August 17, 1741. Contradictory death sentence against Mr. Louis Dufort known as Dutartre, deserter soldier of the Beaulieu Company in the Regiment de Foix."
Dimensions: 36 cm x 23 cm. Printed document in black, completed in manuscript.
Fair condition, folding marks, frayed edges, yellowed document, foxing.
*The regiment of Foix is an infantry regiment of the Kingdom of France, created in 1684, later becoming the 83rd line infantry regiment during the Revolution.
**War of the Polish Succession.
In October 1733, the regiment of Foix joined the army in Italy as part of the War of the Polish Succession. It participated in the sieges of Gera d'Adda, Pizzighetone, and the castle of Milan.
The following year, it took part in the sieges of Novara, the Fort of Arrona, and Tortona. On June 4, when the Austrians attacked the cantonments of Colorno, the regiment of Foix was among the first to come to the aid of the troops engaged, gaining much glory in the process by driving the enemy out of the castle and capturing the fortified bridge over the Lorno that the Imperial forces had strengthened. The colonel, Pierre de Thomé, was severely wounded in the leg. The regiment was then given to his brother who was killed on June 29 at the battle of Parma. On September 17, the regiment was engaged in the battle of Guastalla. In these two battles, the regiment of Foix was brigaded with the Picardie regiment.
In 1735, it participated in the sieges of Revere, Reggio, and Reggiolo.
In September 1736, it returned to France."
Header "BY ORDER OF THE KING", with a beautiful vignette.
Contradictory judgment against a Deserter.
"Seen by the War Council, assembled at Sarguemines by order of Mr. Delille commanding for the King of Poland**, the extraordinary trial conducted against the named Louis Dufort known as Dutartre, soldier of the Beaulieu Company Captain in the Infantry Regiment of Foix, son of (?) Signan, native of St Martin du Tartre, under the jurisdiction of Bourgogne, aged about twenty-five years, five feet four inches tall, brown hair, blond eyebrows, narrow forehead, a scar from a burn in the middle, blue and deep-set eyes, thin face
accused of deserting from the Beaulieu Company, Captain in the Infantry Regiment of Foix, the additional information, witness statements, and confrontations of the witnesses on the said day, as well as the interrogations undergone by the accused, the confrontations and conclusions of the Senior Sergeant Major performing the function of Major of the Regiment de Foix.
The said War Council declared and declares the said Louis Dufort known as Dutartre guilty and convicted of the crime of desertion.
And as reparation, sentenced and sentences him to be executed by firing squad until death ensues in front of the troops of the guard in formation.
Done at Sarguemines on the seventeenth day of the month of August 1741."
Document attested by six signatures.
Then a mention "This Judgment executed on the seventeenth day of the month of August 1741". Signed "Maisme".
On the reverse of the document, handwritten note: "August 17, 1741. Contradictory death sentence against Mr. Louis Dufort known as Dutartre, deserter soldier of the Beaulieu Company in the Regiment de Foix."
Dimensions: 36 cm x 23 cm. Printed document in black, completed in manuscript.
Fair condition, folding marks, frayed edges, yellowed document, foxing.
*The regiment of Foix is an infantry regiment of the Kingdom of France, created in 1684, later becoming the 83rd line infantry regiment during the Revolution.
**War of the Polish Succession.
In October 1733, the regiment of Foix joined the army in Italy as part of the War of the Polish Succession. It participated in the sieges of Gera d'Adda, Pizzighetone, and the castle of Milan.
The following year, it took part in the sieges of Novara, the Fort of Arrona, and Tortona. On June 4, when the Austrians attacked the cantonments of Colorno, the regiment of Foix was among the first to come to the aid of the troops engaged, gaining much glory in the process by driving the enemy out of the castle and capturing the fortified bridge over the Lorno that the Imperial forces had strengthened. The colonel, Pierre de Thomé, was severely wounded in the leg. The regiment was then given to his brother who was killed on June 29 at the battle of Parma. On September 17, the regiment was engaged in the battle of Guastalla. In these two battles, the regiment of Foix was brigaded with the Picardie regiment.
In 1735, it participated in the sieges of Revere, Reggio, and Reggiolo.
In September 1736, it returned to France."
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