Dispense définitive de service militaire - French Empire, 1811 Attestation de dispense définitive de service militaire (Certificate of definitive exemption from military service) issued under the French Empire, dated September 18, 1811, by the Conseil de recrutement du département de la Corrèze (Recruitment Council for the Corrèze department) in accordance with article XLIII of the Imperial Decree of August 30, 1805 and the Decree of January 31, 1809. Header printed with the crowned imperial eagle surrounded by flags and crossed arms, bearing the words "EMPIRE FRANÇAIS - DISPENSE DÉFINITIVE", framed by a decoration typical of imperial documents. The document states that Sieur Marmande Pierre, conscript of 1810, born in Tudeils in the Corrèze department, has been granted a definitive exemption from military service. The reason given for this exemption is his insufficient height, explicitly mentioned in the "Motif de la réforme" section, which reads: "N'a pas la taille requise" ("Does not have the required height"). In fact, it states that the conscript measures 1 meter 531 millimeters (or around 1m53), a stature that does not meet the criteria imposed by Napoleon's army. The document also provides a detailed physical description of the conscript, a key element in military records of the period. He is described as having chestnut hair, black eyebrows, blue eyes, a round forehead, a well-shaped nose, a medium mouth, a round chin and a full face. These details not only allow us to identify the individual precisely, but also to understand the physical criteria required by the imperial army. In another handwritten note, it is specified that Sieur Marmande received no indemnity in return for this dispensation, a fact that underlines the absence of financial compensation for those exempted, unlike certain other categories of reformed soldiers. The document was signed in Tulle, on September 18, 1811, by several high-ranking military and administrative authorities. Some stains and folds. 1 p., in-4° format. 1811.