Lot n° 44
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Colonel Aubert 1813-1888. - Lot 44
Colonel Aubert 1813-1888.
Vetterli rifle model 1871.
Repeating system in 10.5 mm caliber.
Tubular magazine and case door loading.
Two-piece stock with squared butt.
Silver nameplate.
Missing ramrod, complete with leather strap.
Good mechanics.
Category D weapon.
Also included:
Théodore Aubert, "Les papiers du colonel Aubert, 1813-1888", Genève Alex Jullien, 1953 (wear).
Jean-Louis Aubert, who graduated in mathematics in Geneva in 1837, began his career as a teacher, while frequenting moderate liberal circles. He soon joined the cantonal militia and then the military school in Thun, where he became an instructor thanks to the support of the future General Dufour. His military career was interrupted by the radical revolution in Geneva in 1846, in which he took part on the government side before resigning.
Reinstated on the federal staff in 1854, he then enjoyed his military "golden age". As Inspector of Engineering, he oversaw the construction of strategic Alpine routes such as Axenstrasse, Furka and Oberalp, and organized the Swiss army's first Alpine maneuvers in 1861. During the mobilization of 1870-1871, he commanded the 3rd division before being promoted to divisional officer in 1875. He left the army in 1876.
At the same time, Aubert pursued an important civilian career. Passionate about railroads, he headed the Compagnie ferroviaire de l'Ouest-Suisse, which was responsible for the Morges-Lausanne-Yverdon line. He also helped found La Genevoise Assurances, which he chaired until his death in 1888.
His name also appears in 19th-century European history: after the French Revolution of February 1848, the royal d'Orléans family went into exile in England with Queen Victoria and settled at Orleans House, near Twickenham. Young Louis d'Orléans, the future Prince de Condé, spent part of his schooling in Switzerland, at the Collège de Lausanne, while staying in Renan with Colonel Louis Aubert, a Swiss republican.
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