LAUZUNLivre Rare Book
Autograph letter signed "Biron" ordering the expedition of the appointment of his aide-de-camp
1792304853Valenciennes France 1792. 1p. pen and ink on paper. 4to. Old folds else fine. 1p. pen and ink on paper. 4to. From the American Revolution to the Guillotine. A superb piece written shortly after Biron's promotion to Lieutenant General. Having been authorized to have to aides-de-camp he asks the expedition of his patent to Mr de Preissac Louis-Lambert de Preissac. Reading in part: "Ayant été autorisé à voir deux aides de camp il demande l'expédition de son brevet a Mr de Preissac."<br/><br/>Born to the French nobility Armand-Louis de Gontaut Biron 1747-1793 joined the French Army at age fourteen. By 1780 he was given command of the Lauzan Hussars and fought with the regiment the American Revolutionary War under Rochambeau. Biron returned to France and went on to serve as commander of several French armies until his noble birth caught up with him in and he was condemned to death by the revolutionary tribunal. He was executed by guillotine on December 31 1793. unknown books
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