Tag: General Bellavene

• The Military Life of Bruno d’Ast … (I)

  

  Dominique-Louis-Guillaume-Bruno d’Ast was born on 9 August 1790, in Brignemont. (1) He was the eldest son of Mr. Guillaume d’Ast and Madame Marie-Germaine-Sophie de Pérignon. (2) His godfather was Dominique Catherine de Pérignon, his uncle, an officer in the royal grenadiers in the Quercy Regiment, the future victor of Rosas and Figueras, ambassador of the…

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  March 19, 2024

  1812 Campaign, Letters – Correspondence, Marshals, Officer, Peninsular War, Soldier

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