Military career of Eugène Savatier, Officier de l'Infanterie de Marine under the Second Empire (1855-1873) Unique set of original military documents, tracing the career of Eugène Savatier, officer in the Infanterie de Marine under the Second Empire. This lot brings together appointments, promotions, decorations and official correspondence, offering a detailed overview of military career management under Napoleon III and the Imperial Navy's involvement in the conflicts of the XIXᵉ century. Documents included: - Diplôme de Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur (1868). Official document issued by the Grand Chancellery of the Legion of Honor, signed and sealed. Nomination of Eugène Savatier, Capitaine d'habillement au 3ᵉ Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine. - Letter of Promotion to the Grade of Capitaine de 1ʳᵉ Classe (1866). Issued by the Ministère de la Marine et des Colonies. Official classification among Captains of 1ʳᵉ Class, signed by the Minister of the Navy. - Set of Military Documents from the Second Empire (1861-1864). Letter of appointment to the rank of Captain (1864). Ministerial dispatch of military assignment (1861) for a position in Toulon. Presence of official stamps and registration annotations. - Appointment to the Legion of Honor (1861). Imperial decree of August 10, 1861, signed by Marine Minister Rigault de Genouilly. - Appointment to the rank of Lieutenant (1860). Document signed by Admiral Hamelin, attesting to his promotion and assignment to Cherbourg. - Promotions and Assignments (1855-1864). Imperial decree (1855) appointing him second lieutenant in the 4ᵉ Régiment d'Infanterie de Marine. Letter of promotion to the rank of Capitaine d'habillement (1864). Letter of confirmation of appointment, addressed to Saumur. - Letter of Promotion to the Grade of Lieutenant de 1ʳᵉ Classe (1862). Signed by Justin-Napoléon Chasseloup-Laubat, Minister of the Navy. - Baltic Sea Expedition - British Medal & Retirement (1854-1873). Certificate of participation in the Baltic Sea Expedition under Napoleon III. Award of the Queen of England Medal (1857). Handwritten application for retirement (1873), relating 27 years of service. Some folds and moisture stains on some documents. 11 p., in-4° format.