Baton (military)
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The ceremonial baton is a short, thick stick-like object, typically in wood or metal, that is traditionally the sign of a field marshal or a similar high-ranking military officer, and carried as a pie
Jean-Baptiste Jourdan with his marshal's baton. In 1813, his baton was captured by British forces following the Battle of Vitoria.
20th century French Marshal's baton
16 March 1941, Heldengedenktag. starting from left: four high-ranking German officers with their batons (left to right: Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli; Erich Raeder; Walther von Brauchitsch; Wilhelm Keitel).
Field Marshal Keitel in May 1945 with his Interimsstab or field service baton.
Maurice de Saxe
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Maurice de Saxe was a prominent soldier, general and military theorist in the first half of the 18th century. The illegitimate son of Augustus II the Strong, he initially served in the Army of the Hol
Maurice de Saxe as a Marshal of France by Jean-Étienne Liotard
The Battle of Lauffeld by Auguste Couder, 1836. 2 July 1747: Louis XV pointing out the village of Lawfeld to Maurice
Funerary monument of Maurice de Saxe in Saint Thomas Church, Strasbourg