Order of the White Eagle awarded to Army Corps General Louis Joseph Marc Bernard Lanes in 1901

AK-made set from 1899-1904 time period https://asiamedals.info/threads/orders-of-white-eagle-made-by-workshop-of-albert-keibel-ak.27769/.

Cross.

Gold, enamel.
Size 91 х 60 mm.
Weight 89 g.

Marked with St. Petersburg assay office gold hallmark "56, kokoshnik to the left, initials of the assay inspector of the St. Petersburg assay office "ЯЛ/YL" (Яков Ляпунов/Yakov Lyapunov)", "double-headed eagle" and maker's mark "AK" for Albert Keibel workshop.

Breast star.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 93 mm.
Weight 51 g.

Marked with "double-headed imperial eagle", maker's mark "Keibel" and rare early (it was used only during second half of 1898) variation of St. Petersburg assay office silver hallmark "84, kokoshnik to the left, initials of the assay inspector of the St. Petersburg assay office "ЯЛ/YL" (Яков Ляпунов/Yakov Lyapunov)".

Sash.

 

Louis Joseph Marc Bernard Lanes (1839 – 1911) graduated from Saint-Cyr in 1858, as sub-lieutenant of the 3rd Regiment of Zouaves. He served in Algeria, then in the Italian and Mexican campaigns. campaign. During the Mexican campaign, he served with the 3rd Battalion of Mexican Cazadores from June 1866, then transferred to the Foreign Regiment in July, before returning to the Cazadores in August. He returned to France in 1867 as a captain in the 73rd RI. In 1869, he transferred with his rank to the 1st regiment of the Grenadiers de la Garde. It was with this troop that he fought in the 1870 campaign, where he was appointed Captain Adjutant Major. He was awarded the knight's cross of the Légion d'Honneur on September 5, 1870. When Metz was surrendered, he managed to escape. He was promoted to on November 12, 1870, and took command of a march battalion of marching battalion of Algerian riflemen. In February 1871, he was appointed 30em BCP, which he commanded during the suppression of the Commune. He Mentioned in the army order for his actions during this bloody week.
After the war, he retained command of the 30th BCP until January 1878, when he was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel. On January 20, 1883, he was appointed chief of staff of the 22nd infantry division in Vannes. He was appointed Colonel in December 1883. In October 1885, he was put in charge of the 57th infantry regiment, and appointed Officer of the Légion d'Honneur in 1886. Brigadier General in 1889, he commanded the 42nd brigade. Division General on July 11, 1895, commanding the 22nd and 21st infantry divisions divisions and was named Commander of the Légion d'Honneur in 1897. He commanded the 2nd Army Corps from 1901 to 1904. Grand Officer of the Légion d'Honneur in September 1901. He died in November 1911.
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Lanes was listed as a chevalier of the White Eagle order in his service record and in the Annuaire des Contemporains (1908). He probably received this order as commander of the 2nd Army Corps during the great Eastern maneuvers of 1901.​