Prussia, Kingdom. A Promotion Certificate To Captain Signed By King Friedrich Wilhelm Iii, 1817 Hold Stieff was promoted to Major

Stieff was promoted to Major General

measuring 77 mm (w) x 110 mm (h))

the obverse of the hanger bearing a silvered eagle

Vieth - FENIAN RAID 1866 (Capt

1917 and is owned by the Lancashire Fusiliers Regimental Museum

Prussia, Kingdom. A Promotion Certificate To Captain Signed By King Friedrich Wilhelm Iii, 1817 Hold Stieff was promoted to MajorThe promotion certificate is named to first lieutenant Johann von Kaweczinski in the 15th Infantry Regiment (2nd Westfalian), promoting him to captain and company leader. It is dated to Berlin on July 1, 1817 and signed in black ink by King Friedrich Wilhelm III (1770 1840). 8 pages, measuring 223 mm (w) x 341 mm (h), presenting two folding creases, localised age related discolouration, and some fraying of the edges. Original wax seal is largely gone.