Maréchal RANDON (Jacques, César, comte) Grenoble / Isère 179 - Lot 543

Maréchal RANDON (Jacques, César, comte) Grenoble / Isère 1795 - Genève 1871 - Marshal of France in 1856; close collaborator of Bugeaud in Algeria, where he directed military affairs in 1848; Minister of War; Governor General of Algeria 1856 -Letter A. S. Aix-les-Bains January 14, 1861. to Maréchal PÉLISSIER, Governor of Algeria. 5 pages in-4°: "I have read, with great attention, the opinions you have transmitted from Mr. General LEGRAND and Lieutenant Colonel BUREAU on the choice of a suitable location to found the HARAS intended in Algeria, for the propagation of pure oriental blood. The situation at SIDI BEL ABBÈS is criticized; another would be preferred; and both of these contradictions point to TIARET as offering preferable conditions...".