MILITARIA. 2 military booklets, 1860-1871; in-12 paperback. Military records of Henri-Joseph Roland, born in Segré (Maine-et-Loire) in 1841, volunteered for 7 years in Soissons in 1860 and became a rifleman in the 46th Regiment of the Line; Roland became corporal the following year, sergeant-fourrier in 1862 and sergeant in 1864. Discharged from his rank for "dereliction of duty", he became a fusilier again, before becoming a corporal again in 1865. On leave at the end of that year, he was discharged in 1867, became editor of the newspaper Le Siècle, and returned to service during the 1870-1871 war. Wounded in the battle of Châtillon on September 19, 1870, he left the army in March 1871. A certificate (1867) and his discharge papers (Angers, April 24, 1867) are enclosed.