Memories of Marechal Mouton, Count of Lobau, aide-de-camp... Lot 116

Memories of Marechal Mouton, Count of Lobau, aide-de-camp to Emperor Napoleon I "my sheep is a lion KINGDOM OF ITALY Order of the Iron Crown. Insignia of commander, with Italian legend. In chased gold and enamel (small chips). Fluted ring. Long ribbon with bouffette (10.7 cm). 33 x 23 mm. Gross weight : 14,8 g. T.B. to T.T.B. Presented in a case covered with green morocco decorated with a frieze of palmettes and in the center of the large imperial arms. Note: the models of commander of the Order are particularly rare, the number of recipients was fixed at 100 holders. Provenance: Marshal Mouton, Count Lobau, who appears as a commander in the order from 1806. Biography : Biography: Georges MOUTON, Count of Lobau (1770-1838) Elected lieutenant by the volunteers of the Meurthe, captain in November 1792, aide-de-camp to General Meynier a year later, Mouton left the army of the Rhine in 1795 for Italy and served on Joubert's staff there. He distinguished himself at the siege of Genoa but was not promoted to colonel until 1803.brigadier general at the beginning of 1805 and aide-de-camp to Napoleon, he fought with him in the campaigns of 1805-1807 and was seriously wounded at Friedland. A short time later, he left for Spain, where he distinguished himself at Medina del Rio Seco (14 July 1808).Recalled in November by the Emperor, he resumed his duties as aide-de-camp and followed him in the campaign against Austria, accomplished a feat of arms at Landshut (21 April) by crossing the burning bridge at the head of his grenadiers, charged with the bayonet and recaptured Essling with the fusiliers of the guard (22 May 1809), covered the retreat to the island of Lobau and had his hand pierced by a ball. Count of Lobau a week later, he was at Wagram, followed the Emperor to Russia and returned with him to Paris. He was assistant major of the guard in July 1813 and was taken prisoner at the capitulation of Dresden (November 1813). Allied to Napoleon during the Hundred Days, he was again his aide-de-camp and committed a final act of heroism at Waterloo, covering the army's retreat by a stoic defence of Plancenoit. He was captured on 19 June 1815 while trying to rally the stragglers. A fierce republican, Mouton had only reluctantly accepted the "pretence" of the coronation. He did not hide his hostility to the Bourbons. Proscribed until the end of 1818, he was elected by the Meurthe in 1828 and sat in the Chamber of Deputies among the liberal opponents. Louis-Philippe made him Marshal on 30 July 1831 and Peer of France on 27 June 1833. Esteemed for his bravery, his composure and his loyalty, Mouton is depicted on the triumphal arch of the Etoile.