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Auction: 329 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 960

Custine, Adam Philippe, Comte de (1740-1793). French general; after serving in the Seven Years War, joined Rochambeau's Expédition Particulière to aid America in its War of Independence. Part of the Regiment de Saintonge, which participated in the Virginia campaign of 1781, Custine served with distinction against the British and received recognition of merit and a brevet from the fledgling U.S. Government. During the Revolution, elected to the Estates-General, then represented Metz in the National Constituent Assembly, rejoined army and served as Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Vosges, then of the Army of the North. When a series of military mistakes not of his making resulted in Custine's failure to relieve the besieged fort of Condé, he was recalled to Paris, arrested and tried for treason. The Tribunal found him guilty on the 27th of August, 1793, Custine was guillotined the next day. His son fell victim to the Reign of Terror a few months later. Document Signed "Custine" as Commander- in-Chief of the Army of the Rhine. Folio. One page, hand written, Armée du Rhin, Mayence (Mainz), 24 Xieme 1792. The document concerns the appointment of Citizen Adjutant Major Barthelemé Roche. Fine.

Estimate
$150 to $250