Signed parchment by Louis XV, Bourbonnais Regiment, letter of service, 1768

  
(military commission) for an officer of the prestigious. “the nineteenth of May 1768.” Louis XV (reigning in 1768).

“the rank of Second Lieutenant.” In the company of. This regiment is one of the most illustrious in the royal army (the 13th Infantry Regiment), later famous for its participation in the American War of Independence.

It is a military commission signed at Versailles on May 19, 1768, by King Louis XV, appointing Baron de Wismer to the rank of Second Lieutenant in the Bourbonnais Regiment (Garnier Desgarets Company). The document bears the royal signature “Louis.

” The Bourbonnais Regiment is one of the most illustrious regiments of the French Royal Army. Just a few years after the date of this commission, in 1780, the regiment was sent to America as part of the Count de Rochambeau’s expeditionary force.

Renowned for its bravery, it played a pivotal role in the American Revolutionary War, taking part in decisive battles such as the Siege of Yorktown (1781) against British forces. This connection makes the document of great interest to collectors of militaria and American history (Militaria & Americana). This is a military appointment signed at Versailles on May 19, 1768, by King Louis XV, naming Baron de Wismer to the rank of Second Lieutenant in the Bourbonnais Regiment (Garnier Desgarets Company).

The document bears the royal signature “Louis.” It is one of the oldest French regiments (created in 1597). It is particularly famous among collectors because, a few years after this appointment, in 1780, it departed for America to fight in the American War of Independence under the command of Rochambeau.