UNIFORMS. Divisional general's dolman model 1871 in black cloth with straight collar, fastened with 5 square braided goat's hair brandebourgs fastened with Milan stitch gimped olives (one missing), back decorated with a triple goat's hair soubise braid and a black soutache butterfly motif, black satin lining, 3 silver stars sewn onto the braid at the top of the sleeve facings. According to the seller this dolman belonged to General Charles Louis Raoul 4th Baron MARION. Wear, moth holes. ABE Charles Louis Raoul MARION (1848-1937) Saint-Cyrien in 1868, cavalryman, he served in Algeria and during the war of 1870, lieutenant in 1872, captain in 1875, then squadron leader in 1885. He was awarded the Legion of Honour cross in 1883, colonel in 1895 and commander of the 19th Chasseurs, then the 22nd Dragons. Brigadier general in 1900, division general in 1904, he commanded the 3rd cavalry division and then the 16th army corps from 1909 to 1911, and was a member of the Conseil supérieur de la guerre until 1913.