Light cavalry officer's saber or officer of the honor guards - Lot 451

Lot n° 451
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Light cavalry officer's saber or officer of the honor guards - Lot 451
Light cavalry officer's saber or officer of the honor guards having belonged to Edouard Duval de Beaulieu (1789-1873) Leather covered handle with watermark (missing). Iron mounting, three-pronged guard and two shuttle-like pommels. Curved blade with flat back and hollow sides, engraved and blued (wear and gold remains). Iron scabbard with two flat bracelets and two rings. L: 102 cm. A.B.E. First Empire period. Provenance: Edouard Duval de Beaulieu (1789-1873), captain of the 3rd regiment of the honor guards from 1813. Biography: Born in Mons, Duval de Beaulieu served as a page to Emperor Napoleon I. He served bravely in the cavalry, first in the 10th Hussars regiment, then in the 5th Hussars from 1807. He was appointed captain of the 3rd regiment of the Guards of Honour in 1813. He was wounded five times and had three horses killed during his campaigns. At the end of his career, he became a division general in the Belgian army.
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