[Ministère de la Guerre].

Chronologie des Maréchaux de France, Lieutenants Généraux et Maréchaux de Camp,

[… Généraux de Division et Généraux de Brigade]. Two volumes. Folio. Volume I, Ancienne Monarchie (1185-1792); Volume II, Période Moderne (1792-1880). Light browning throughout, Volume I recased with the majority of the original spine laid down over buff cloth, Volume II, one gathering loose, bindings are the original paper-covered boards, somewhat chipped. [iv], 700pp., 740pp. Direction Générale du Contrôle et de la Compatibilité, Bureau des Archives, Ministère de la Guerre, [Paris], n.d, 1881.

£750.00

A remarkable exercise, lithographically reproduced from a manuscript, containing a chronological listing of the advancement of officers to the relevant ranks together with an alphabetical table. Excellent reference particularly for the Revolutionary and Napoleonic periods.

Extremely uncommon, searches on OCLC, RLIN, KVK and NUC failed to find a single copy.

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83924