Lot n° 503
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: 90EUR
Order of Saint Louis - Restoration, letters of knighthood pr - Lot 503
Order of Saint Louis - Restoration, letters of knighthood printed on vellum in the name of "Sieur Baron Le Bondidier, Maréchal de Camp", dated August 24, 1814, signed Louis, seal under paper and wet seal. Attached is a copy of the service record certified on September 1, 1815, signed Lebondidier.
France, 1814.
Léonard Lebondidier (1759-1837), brigadier general. Enlisted in 1793, he first served in the Army of Italy, lieutenant in 1794, captain in 1795, he participated in the battle of Rivoli. He then served in the armies of England, Mainz, Helvetia, the Danube, and the Rhine, promoted to battalion commander on the battlefield in 1801. Later, in Austria, Prussia and Poland, he distinguished himself at Jena and Friedland. In 1808 in Spain, he was appointed adjutant-commander and chief of staff. He participated in the battle of Espinosa, where he was wounded. In 1809 in Portugal, he was part of the Oporto expedition, he took part in the sieges of Rodrigo and Almeida in 1810, he was wounded again at the battle of Buçaco. He then fought continuously, in 1812 at Castrillo de la Guareña and Arapiles, in 1813 at Osma, Subijana, Vitoria, Pamplona and the Bidasoa River, and was finally put out of action at the Battle of Nivelle on November 10, 1813. On his return to France, he was promoted to brigadier general on February 21, 1814. Retired as of August 1, 1815, he had been a member of the Legion of Honor since Prairial 26, Year X (June 14, 1804) and had been promoted to officer on May 14, 1807 for his fine conduct at the crossing of the Vistula. File Legion of Honor, LH//1518/9.
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