L armure de Berthier ( Paris Musée de la Légion d 'Honneur )
English Translation
L'Armure de Berthier
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Louis-Alexandre Berthier, Prince of Neuchatel and Valangin was a marshal of France under the Empire He was born in Versailles on November 20th 1753 and died in circumstances quite disorders (suicide cerebral attack assassination) in falling from his balcony on June 1st 1815
After fighting in America in 1789 he was General Staff of the National Guard at Versailles. It helps potential migrants restore the order that earned him the opposition of patriots and he was dismissal from the army.
Between 1790 and 1793 he held various jobs in head quarters but each time it is removed. Bonaparte in 1796 appointed him has chief of staff of the Italy Army
His place is found and it will be a perfect running military orders under Bonaparte and after Napoleon (Egypt Coup of 18 Brumaire) under the Consulate has been Minister of War
Under the Empire, it is part of the promotion of marshals of 1804 and is filled with honors Prince of Neuchâtel Vice constable Empire and Prince de Wagram
He made all campaigns of Napoleon as General Staff of the army role he fills with great zeal
It tries to convince Napoleon to not continue to Moscow which earned him his disgrace
During the Restoration it joined the Senat decree which exclude Napoleon of the throne and follow during the 100 days the king to Gand
He took refuge in his castle in Bamberg in Bavaria where he died, on 1 June 1815 in falling from the third floor window. His absence at Waterloo as chief of staff became acute
The Armour
Like the Napoleon's Armour we do not know much about it since it was made together with that of the Emperor in 1806 and delivered during the campaign of Poland in 1807 (moreover they are similar)
It is less decorated and Emerald green color dominates
It is preserved in the Museum of the Legion d'Honneur in Paris
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