HISTORY - PERIGNON Catherine-Dominique (1754 - 1818) - Autograph letter signed
Lot 95 · The Langer Collection · 29 April 2024
Sold for £250
Promoted to General in 1793 and to Marshal of the Empire in 1804. Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor. No great military skills. He was deputy, ambassador, senator, vice-president of the Senate in 1802, governor of the 10th military division.
Autograph letter signed and dated Pas Ros (Perpignan) 26.06.1793 to the Minister:"… j'ai l'honneur de vous adresser l'état de situation des deux bataillons d'infanterie légère de la légion nationale des Pyrénées…”.