French Gen Louis Charles Vincent Joseph Le Blond comte de Saint-Hilaire Autograp

Description: FRENCH GENERAL LOUIS VINCENT JOSEPH Le BLOND, COMTE de SAINT-HILAIRE AUTOGRAPH LETTER TO GENERAL & MARSHAL OF FRANCE JEAN-DE-DIEU SOULT Autograph letter signed dated 10/29/1807 to fellow General and Marshal of France Jean-de-Dieu SoultMeasures 7 1/2" x 9 1/2"In very good conditionLouis-Vincent-Joseph Le Blond, comte de Saint-Hilaire (French pronunciation: [lwi vɛ̃sɑ̃ ʒozɛf lə blɔ̃ kɔ̃t də sɛ̃t‿ilɛʁ]; 4 September 1766 – 5 June 1809) was a French general during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars,[1] described by Lejeune as "the pride of the army, as remarkable for his wit as for his military talents."Origins and early careerLouis-Vincent-Joseph Le Blond de Saint-Hilaire was born in Ribemont, Aisne on 4 September 1766, the son of a captain in the Conti cavalry regiment.[3] He became a cadet in his father's regiment on 13 September 1777, aged 11.[4] In 1781, he sailed for the East Indies as a second lieutenant in the Binch hussars.[3] Whilst there, he transferred to the Aquitaine infantry regiment (later renamed the 35th infantry regiment) on 16 September 1783. He returned to France in 1785, and was promoted to lieutenant on 1 June 1788 and captain on 1 July 1792.French Revolutionary WarsSaint-Hilaire served in Army of the Alps from 1792 to 1793.[4] He commanded the left wing of the advanced guard at the Siege of Toulon in 1793,[5] and it was here that he first met Napoleon.[6] After the fall of the city, he was promoted to provisional adjudant-général chef de bataillon by representatives of the people Saliceti and Barras on 27 December 1793 and posted to Masséna's Army of Italy. He took part in the expedition to Oneglia on 5 April 1794 as part of Mouret's division before coming under General Laharpe's command in August that year.[4] Laharpe wrote this appraisal of the young officer:The moral and political conduct of this adjutant-general has consistently been good, his principles pure and his civility unfailing. As for his military talents, they are beyond what should be expected of a young man of his age; on all occasions he has conducted himself with the utmost fearlessness and rare intelligence. He did two campaigns and the siege of Toulon with me, and I always found him capable of filling the foremost military ranks.On 3 December 1794, he was provisionally promoted to adjudant général chef de brigade by representatives of the people Ritter, Turreau and Saliceti.[4] At the head of two companies of scouts, he seized the Col de Thernes near Ormea on 14 April 1795 and defended it for three hours against a whole Piedmontese regiment, taking 300 prisoners.[5] His promotion was confirmed by the Committee of Public Safety on 13 June 1795.[4] Ordered by Kellermann to defend a position nicknamed Little Gibraltar with 480 men,[3] he fought off an attack by 9000 Austro-Sardinian troops on 19 September 1795, taking 600 prisoners.[5]Provisionally promoted to général de brigade on 26 September 1795, Saint-Hilaire led a column of 3000 men in the Battle of Loano. During the battle he was struck by a canister shot and lost two fingers from his left hand. During the course of 1796, he led brigades in the divisions of Laharpe, Massena, Augereau and Sauret.He served as commander of Toulon and Marseille and was promoted to general of division at the end of 1799.Marshal General Jean-de-Dieu Soult,[1][2] 1st Duke of Dalmatia (French: [ʒɑ̃dədjø sult]; 29 March 1769 – 26 November 1851) was a French general and statesman. He was a Marshal of the Empire during the Napoleonic Wars, and served three times as President of the Council of Ministers (prime minister) of France.Son of a country notary from southern France, Soult enlisted in the French Royal Army in 1785 and quickly rose through the ranks during the French Revolution. He was promoted to brigadier general after distinguishing himself at the Battle of Fleurus in 1794, and by 1799 he was a division general. In 1804, Napoleon made Soult one of his first eighteen Marshal of the Empire. Soult played a key role in many of Napoleon's campaigns, most notably at the Battle of Austerlitz, where his corps delivered the decisive attack that secured French victory. He was subsequently created Duke of Dalmatia and from 1808, he commanded French forces during the Peninsular War. Despite several initial victories, Soult was eventually outmaneuvered and driven out of Spain by the coalition forces under the command of Arthur Wellesley (later Duke of Wellington). He was again defeated by Wellington at Toulouse in 1814, days after Napoleon's first abdication. Soult declared himself a royalist following the Bourbon Restoration, but rejoined Napoleon during the Hundred Days. He was Napoleon's chief of staff during the Waterloo campaign in 1815, where the emperor suffered a final defeat.Following the second restoration, Soult went into exile in Germany. In 1819 he was recalled to France and returned to royal favour, and in 1830 he was made Minister of War after the July Revolution. Soult oversaw reforms of the French military and was responsible for the creation of the French Foreign Legion. Under King Louis Philippe, he was three times French prime minister from 1832 to 1834, almost a year between 1839 and 1840 and from 1840 to 1847. In 1847, he was awarded the title Marshal General of France. Soult again declared himself a Republican after Louis Philippe's overthrow in the French Revolution of 1848. He died in 1851.Early lifeSoult was born in Saint-Amans-la-Bastide (now called Saint-Amans-Soult in his honor, near Castres, in the Tarn department) and named after John of God. He was the son of a country notary named Jean Soult (1726–1779) by his marriage to Brigitte, daughter of Pierre François de Grenier de Lapierre. He was a catholic PLEASE DO NOT WASTE OUR TIME BY WINNING AN ITEM AND NOT PAYING FOR IT!! YOU WILL BE REPORTED TO EBAY AND BLOCKED FROM OUR AUCTIONS!!! ALSO WE WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY BIDS FROM 0 FEEDBACKS, THEY WILL BE CANCELLED! 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