Baron DURRIEU Antoine-Simon, (Grenade/Landes 1775 - St-Sever - Lot 411

Baron DURRIEU Antoine-Simon, (Grenade/Landes 1775 - St-Sever 1862) Général d'Empire, Député des LANDES - Letter signed DURRIEU Maréchal-de-Camp, Chef de la Division. (Header printed) - Paris, February 16, 1815. 2 pages in-8°: "... I have the honor of informing you that the King ... has appointed you Chief of Battalion to hold rank in this grade. Your uncertainty in this respect is therefore fixed... As for the promotion you are seeking... the large number of former officers who, like you, Monsieur le Chevalier, have a right to the King's benevolence, makes it difficult for them to obtain all the rewards they have deserved...".

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