Richelieu being threatened with death, in particular by Gaston of France, Louis XIII ordered him to create personal guards who gradually became a body of musketeers for his service. He preferred to have his own guard in the colors of the Church, i.e. red. The kings musketeers depended on the captain
March 2, 1770 (Lyon) - January 3, 1826 (Marseille) Suchet, Louis-Gabriel, Duke of Albufera The son of a silk worker, endowed with a solid education, Suchet joined the National Guard of Lyon in 1791 and rose there in the hierarchy to the rank of captain. Elected lieutenant-colonel by the volunte
On September 14, 1942, the Russian front at Stalingrad was shaking so dangerously that any reinforcements that arrived from the east bank of the Vogla were thrown, in small groups, directly into the battle. One of these subunits was the 3rd Company of the 42nd Rifle Regiment of the 13th Guards Rifle
Marcel Alessandri (1895-1968) was a French army officer, active during World War I, World War II and the Indochina War. Family origins He was born in Boulogne-sur-Mer on July 23, 1895. Military career First World War Admitted to the special military school of Saint-Cyr on July 1, 1914, he joined