Rare marshal's cap of the army of africa...
Rare marshal's cap of the army of africa
Very rare cap model 1833 of marshal of the African army, known as the BUGEAUD.
Barrel covered with scarlet cloth and a blue band at the base, decorated with 12 golden gallons in line.
Square black leather visor lined with green leather.
Twisted gold wire gilt girdle with gold marshal batons button, resting on a tricolor metal cockade.
Two chinstraps with two gilded loops and two gilded marshals' batons buttons.
Trimmed on the inside with a brown leather and pink moire band.
Bears three labels with the inscription "Very rare African army marshal's cap. It comes from the collection of the grandson of the manufacturer working for Marshal Bugeaud. The same one is in the army museum. "
B.E. circa 1840.
Thomas Robert Bugeaud, Marshal of France (1784-1849). Enlisted in 1804 as a corporal at Austerlitz, he took part as an officer in the Polish and Spanish campaigns. Colonel in 1815, he defeated an Austrian corps at Conflans (Savoie). During the Restoration, he retired to his land in the Périgord and devoted himself to agriculture. Recalled by Louis-Philippe, appointed marshal of camp, he rigorously guards the Duchess of Berry, which earned him a duel with the deputy Dulong whom he kills in this encounter (1834). The same year, he was charged with suppressing the Republican insurrection in Paris. In 1836, he was sent to Algeria. Winner of Abd el-Kader, he signed the Tafna treaty (1837). Governor General of Algeria (1840), he knew how to adapt his troops to the conditions of the African war, combining military conquest with administrative achievements. Appointed marshal in 1843, he won the victory of Isly over the Moroccans. In 1847, disagreeing with the government, he requested his recall. Appointed commander of the Paris army and the National Guard, he was immediately relieved of his duties. He died of cholera when he had just been appointed general-in-chief of the army of the Alps. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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Rare marshal's cap of the army of africa
Very rare cap model 1833 of marshal of the African army, known as the BUGEAUD.
Barrel covered with scarlet cloth and a blue band at the base, decorated with 12 golden gallons in line.
Square black leather visor lined with green leather.
Twisted gold wire gilt girdle with gold marshal batons button, resting on a tricolor metal cockade.
Two chinstraps with two gilded loops and two gilded marshals' batons buttons.
Trimmed on the inside with a brown leather and pink moire band.
Bears three labels with the inscription "Very rare African army marshal's cap. It comes from the collection of the grandson of the manufacturer working for Marshal Bugeaud. The same one is in the army museum. "
B.E. circa 1840.
Thomas Robert Bugeaud, Marshal of France (1784-1849). Enlisted in 1804 as a corporal at Austerlitz, he took part as an officer in the Polish and Spanish campaigns. Colonel in 1815, he defeated an Austrian corps at Conflans (Savoie). During the Restoration, he retired to his land in the Périgord and devoted himself to agriculture. Recalled by Louis-Philippe, appointed marshal of camp, he rigorously guards the Duchess of Berry, which earned him a duel with the deputy Dulong whom he kills in this encounter (1834). The same year, he was charged with suppressing the Republican insurrection in Paris. In 1836, he was sent to Algeria. Winner of Abd el-Kader, he signed the Tafna treaty (1837). Governor General of Algeria (1840), he knew how to adapt his troops to the conditions of the African war, combining military conquest with administrative achievements. Appointed marshal in 1843, he won the victory of Isly over the Moroccans. In 1847, disagreeing with the government, he requested his recall. Appointed commander of the Paris army and the National Guard, he was immediately relieved of his duties. He died of cholera when he had just been appointed general-in-chief of the army of the Alps. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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