France, Napoleonic Kingdom. An Order Of St. Louis In Gold, Knight, C.1810 Hold wear evident on the fabric

wear evident on the fabric overlying the hinged area

retaining the rank of Lieutenant

but still present)

where he fell to the ground while lifting a heavy pack case

France, Napoleonic Kingdom. An Order Of St. Louis In Gold, Knight, C.1810 Hold wear evident on the fabric(Ordre Royal et Militaire de Saint Louis) Instituted 1693. In Gold, consisting a white enameled Maltese cross, obverse centre presenting a portrait of Saint Louis surrounded by the motto LUD(OVICUS) M(AGNUS) IN(STITUIT) 1693, ("Louis the Great instituted it in 1693"), reverse ceentre Gold a sword interlaced with a laurel crown and a white sash with the inscription BELL(ICAE) VIRTUTIS PRAEM(IUM) ("reward of wartime valour"), fleur de lys having been