A sword and a uniform

Norman McCormick · 9th August 2010, 06:40 PM

Hi Michel,
Another possibility might be to search for images from the Franco-Prussian War and other 19thC conflicts involving continental European armies e.g. colonial wars.
My Regards,
Norman.

Dmitry · 9th August 2010, 07:06 PM

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Ian Knight · 9th August 2010, 07:14 PM

Just to add my ideas to this discussion, I think the officer is indeed French or a Napoleonic 1st Empire ally of France and the medal on his chest together with the Legion of Honour is The Saint Helena medal, created in 1857 by Napoleon III,and awarded to the 405,000 soldiers still living in 1857, who had fought with Napoleon I during the 1792-1815 wars.
http://www.stehelene.org/php/accueil.php?page=1&lang=en

Ian

P.s. The ribbon on my Sainte Helena medal is a replacement.

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Ian Knight Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: East Sussex, England. Posts: 103	Just to add my ideas to this discussion, I think the officer is indeed French or a Napoleonic 1st Empire ally of France and the medal on his chest together with the Legion of Honour is The Saint Helena medal, created in 1857 by Napoleon III,and awarded to the 405,000 soldiers still living in 1857, who had fought with Napoleon I during the 1792-1815 wars. http://www.stehelene.org/php/accueil.php?page=1&lang=en Ian P.s. The ribbon on my Sainte Helena medal is a replacement. Attached Images Last edited by Ian Knight; 10th August 2010 at 05:14 PM.

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Norman McCormick Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,613	Hi Michel, Another possibility might be to search for images from the Franco-Prussian War and other 19thC conflicts involving continental European armies e.g. colonial wars. My Regards, Norman.