✅ SOLVED Military button ID needed

[Westfront]

Hi all! Got this button today. Diameter (22mm), shape(flat) and shank resembles French pre 1820 buttons. There is a circumscription but not readable.
Any help appreciated.

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

DR.ÖTEK Metal Detector, Waterproof Gold Detector, Pinpoint & Terrain Modes, Professional Metal Detector - Grab it through Amazon!

[CRUSADER]

Very good find. I agree with the assessment - pre1820s French, but look forward to a full ID. Although, it might be so rare, that an answer maybe reserved to the experts.

 

[Bramblefind]

Great find! I found this photo on Google Images which was for an Ebay listing indicating the button is from the "Batallion Valaisan" of Napoleonic France c. 1805-1811. I couldn't get the listing to come up though. Here is something about the Valais Battalion:

https://books.google.com/books?id=5...AI#v=onepage&q="battalion" "Valaisan"&f=false

 

[CRUSADER]

Good ID, in the ballpark of what I expected & an unusual find.

 

[Westfront]

Thamks Bramblefind and Crusader!
Looks like it is a rare find with a Swiss Battailon of 660 men served under Napoleon in Spain! I like the well documented history of the Battailon. The button travelled back from Spain February 1811 to Wesel/Germany where the Bataillon become the 11th Regiment of light Infantry. The Bataillon was not formally disbanded until 16th Sep. 1811, at the depot of the 11th at Wesel. So this button was lost only a couple days marches of Wesel in a field close to the old road from Cologne to France. This road was built by the Romans, used by troops and civilians over 100s of years as one of the classic gates to Germany, the last time 1944/45 by american GIs.

 

[bill from lachine]

Lu,

Good score on a rare button.

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[uglymailman]

I think thats one of your better finds Lu. Congrats!