Diploma in the form of parchment letterhead with the stamp of the Military Department of the French Republic with the signature of the First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte and Louis Alexandre Berthier, who, when Napoleon was proclaimed Emperor, was elevated to the rank of Marshal of France and received the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor. The document is stamped "IN THE NAME OF THE FRENCH PEOPLE". The document contains basic biographical data and service records of the holder. The document is dated in Paris, 1803, during the Consulate, issued by the Ministry of War of the French Republic on the granting of the title of General of the Brigade Louis Joseph August Gabriel Saint-Laurent for his loyalty, valor and experience. Saint Laurent's military honors : His first military honors came when he became a lieutenant in an artillery regiment in Metz in 1781. He served in a French squadron off the coast of Spain 1782-1783. In 1789, Saint Laurent was promoted to the rank of Kapellmeister in the 2nd Foot Artillery, and in 1791 he served in the garrison of Besancon. Also served in the Army of the Interior 1792-1793. Became director of artillery at Rennes 1795. In 1796 he was director of the artillery park of the Army of the Interior and then served in the 1st Military Division. In August 1803, Saint Laurent was promoted to brigadier general. Document condition : excellent. Height : 49cm. Width : 36cm.

Good condition

49 x 36 cm