A Beautiful French Ist Empire Officers Sword Designed From The Battle of The Nile Mamluks Sabres As Worn By Napoleon & His Generals. General Desaix Wore The Same Form of Sword with Imperial Embossed Panels of Arms, Hercules, Trophies & Engraved Palm Trees

Mamluk hilted sword with gilt brass all metal general and staff officer's pattern sword scabbard, with twin ring mounts, and with stunning embossed panels and fine engraving, as was used by many of Napoleon's generals, from his Consulute period and the Ist Empire, until Emperor Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo

It has four rectangular ovoid panels depicting an ancient stand of Greek arms and armour helmets and palm leaves, at the top of the scabbard, with the two main central panels of a roman general in armour and helmet above , and the other with a nemean lion head, roman fasces, spears and a standing figure of Hercules draped in his Nemean lion skin above ancient greek helmets armour and a drum, and the bottom panel has a pair of crossed generals mamluke sabres, with an Grand Sultan's turban upon a pole arm and other standards. The rear of the scabbrd bears the engraving of twin palm tree tops around each strap ring mount.

The hilt is the mamluke style of gilt brass with a carved black horn grip panels and engraved twin crossguards one with a ball terminal the other lacking a terminal. The steel curved blade is plain with a wide central fuller.

Louis-Charles-Antoine Desaix (17 August 1768 – 14 June 1800) in the gallery with his same sword, was a prominent French general and military leader during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleon's Consulate period.

Born near Riom in Auvergne, France, into a noble family, Desaix entered the Royal Military School of Effiat at age eight.

Unlike many of his aristocratic peers, Desaix refused to emigrate during the Revolution and chose to serve the Republic, rising rapidly through the ranks to become a division general by 1794.

He served with distinction on the Rhine, commanding the fortress of Kehl and leading forces in Germany.

In 1798, he joined Napoleon Bonaparte’s expedition to Egypt, fighting at the Battle of the Pyramids. His fair and just administration of Upper Egypt earned him the local title of the "Just Sultan".

He returned to Europe in 1800 and joined Napoleon in Italy. At the Battle of Marengo on 14 June 1800, Desaix led a timely counter-attack that turned a near-defeat into a French victory, though he was killed in action by a musket ball at the age of 31

During the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars the French armies had approximately 2,000,000 plus serving soldiers, of those there were around 2000 generals commanding them in the armies of France, directly under their commander-in-chief, the Emperor Napoleon. However, for example, at the Battle of Borodino, Napoleon lost 1928 of his officer's including 49 Generals, in just one day!

This sword would have been used and carried in combat by one of his commanding generals of the general staff.

Napoleon was, and remains, famous for his battlefield victories, and historians have spent enormous attention in analysing them

Napoleon's Consulate period (1799–1804) was the government of France established after the Coup of 18 Brumaire (November 9–10, 1799) that overthrew the French Directory.

The Three Consuls: The Constitution of the Year VIII created an executive branch led by three consuls, with Napoleon Bonaparte as First Consul holding all real executive power, while the second and third consuls (Jean-Jacques-Régis de Cambacérès and Charles-François Lebrun) acted largely as figureheads

Consul for Life: Through a national plebiscite and the Senatus-Consultum of August 2, 1802, Napoleon's role was extended to Consul for Life, paving the way for his coronation as Emperor

Transition to Empire: The period ended on May 18, 1804, when Napoleon declared himself Emperor of the French, launching the First French Empire

The most famous and influential among Napoleon's generals include:
Louis-Nicolas Davout ("The Iron Marshal"): Widely considered Napoleon's most talented and reliable commander, he never lost a major battle and famously won the Battle of Auerstedt in 1806 against a larger Prussian army.

Louis-Alexandre Berthier: Napoleon’s indispensable chief of staff who managed staff work, orders, and the complex corps d'armée system across almost all campaigns.
Michel Ney ("The Bravest of the Brave"): A fearless frontline leader famous for his bravery and command during the retreat from Russia and at Waterloo.

André Masséna ("The Child of Victory"): A brilliant independent commander who won major victories at Rivoli and Zurich, though his later career in Portugal proved difficult.

Jean Lannes: Napoleon's close personal friend and a ferocious vanguard leader who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Aspern-Essling in 1809.

Joachim Murat: Napoleon's brother-in-law and a flamboyant cavalry leader who commanded the French horse troops with speed and style.
Nicolas Jean-de-Duché Soult a master strategist and planner who later served as one of Napoleon's top corps commanders.

Louis-Gabriel Suchet: Widely regarded as the best administrator and general in the Peninsular War for his pacification of eastern Spain

Overall 32 inches long in its scabbard

Code: 26410