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25 - Memorabilia of General Charles-Louis Trémeau:
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Estimate €80 - €120
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Memorabilia of General Charles-Louis Trémeau: Belgium: Order of Leopold. Officer’s Cross, awarded for military service, Ø: 4.5 cm: gold, enamel, SR, case from the Order by J. Heremans, Brussels. (minor wear inside) With letter of award, presented at Lacken on 11 December 1892, signed by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Secretary-General, with dry and ink stamps, and the letter dispatching the decoration. Trémeau Charles-Louis (1849–1915) A cadet at the École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr in 1869 and 1870, and a Second Lieutenant in the 1st Marching Dragoon Regiment, he took part in the Siege of Paris, before joining the Cavalry School at Saumur. Promoted to Lieutenant in 1873 and Captain in 1875, he served as Aide-de-camp to the Minister of War, General Campenon, then as an ensign at Saumur, and became a Squadron Commander in 1883. Chief of Staff of the 2nd Cavalry Division, he was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in 1890, served as Deputy Commandant of the Saumur Cavalry School, and subsequently became Deputy Chief of Staff at the Ministry of War. He commanded the 4th Regiment of Mounted Chasseurs from 1893 to 1900, holding the rank of Colonel. He was promoted to Brigadier-General in 1899, then to Major-General in 1901. He served as Chairman of the Cavalry Committee and Vice-Chairman of the Supreme War Council in 1909.
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About the sale Militaria & Historical Memorabilia
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Auction time 09/04/2026 at 9:30 AM
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