Olas Sebastiani's baton

Olas Sebastiani's baton

Olas Sebastiani (November 11, 1771- July 20, 1851) was a French general, diplomat, and politician who served as Minister of the Navy, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Minister of State during the July Monarchy. He joined the French Revolutionary Army at a young age, rose to prominence in its ranks, and later became a supporter of Napoleon Bonaparte. He was once an envoy sent by the French consulate to the East, mainly responsible for formulating plans to reconquer Ottoman Egypt, and later served as the ambassador to the Ottoman Empire during the empire. The Marshal's Staff of Orlas Sebastiani is a 19th-century French artifact.