Waterloo Veteran, Auguste Prosper Michaud, Set of Documents, Including Two Signed by Soult 

Lot of 5-plus documents relating to the military career of French officer Auguste Prosper Michaud. Michaud joined the 3rd Regiment de Voltigeurs of the Garde Imperiale on May 28, 1815, served at Waterloo the following month, and was discharged in September.  He then joined the 53rd Regiment of the Line in 1817 and served for nearly 30 years, retiring in 1846.

This lot includes: Michaud's discharge, dated Sept. 15, 1815, signed by Gen. Nicolas Philippe Guye (1773-1845); promotion to lieutenant, 53rd Regt. of the Line, dated Dec. 9, 1831, signed by Marshal Jean-de-Dieu Soult, Duke of Dalmatia (1769-1851), just a year prior to his first of three terms as Prime Minister of France (signature M'l Duc de Dalmatia); Michaud's promotion to captain in the 53rd, dated April 22, 1839, signed by the Minister for War; Legion of Honor document regarding Michaud's appointment to Chevalier, dated Nov. 28, 1844, signed by Marshal Soult; document regarding Michaud's St. Helena Medal, awarded in 1857 to soldiers who had fought in the Napoleonic Wars; plus a set of records from the Minister for War's office, dated 1888, relating to the military careers of Auguste Prosper Michaud and his father Pierre Michaud, who rose all the way to the rank of General de Division in 1794.

Some with light spotting, light foxing, and minor chipping.  Very good overall.